H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office

	H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office(eff.org)
	276 points by Cider9986 4 days ago \| 121 comments
	tl;dr: The House passed H.R. 6028, which would sever the Copyright Office from Library of Congress supervision, transfer key powers (including DMCA Section 1201 rulemaking) to the Register of Copyrights, and make the Register a presidential appointee confirmed by the Senate. EFF argues this politicizes an already industry-friendly office that has historically backed positions like SOPA and weak fair-use stances on AI, while removing the Library's public-interest counterweight. The bill was passed via voice vote with no hearings, and EFF is urging the Senate to reject it.
	HN Discussion: ↑Notes the bill's partisan Republican sponsorship and minimal debate, reinforcing concerns about its passage ↑Surprise at the use of voice votes for passing laws without recorded accountability ↓Copyright itself is harmful, so weakening the Copyright Office is welcome ↓Disagrees with EFF's pro-AI fair use stance, arguing LLMs are essentially copy-paste infringement ↓Skeptical that politicizing the office matters since copyright isn't actively enforced anyway