Karyn A. Temple (previously Karyn Temple Claggett) is an attorney who served as the 13th United States Register of Copyrights, appointed to the position on March 27, 2019.[1][2] Temple was Acting Register of Copyrights from October 21, 2016 to March 26, 2019, when Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden promoted her to Register of Copyrights and Director of the United States Copyright Office.[3][4] She announced her resignation on December 9, 2019, effective January 3, 2020.
Karyn A. Temple | |
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| 13th Register of Copyrights | |
| In office March 27, 2019 – January 3, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Carla Hayden |
| Succeeded by | Shira Perlmutter |
| Acting Register of Copyrights | |
| In office October 21, 2016 – March 26, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Pallante |
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| Education | |
Education
editTemple earned her BA in English from the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. She earned her J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was a senior editor of the Columbia Law Review and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.[5]
Career
editTemple served as senior counsel to the deputy attorney general of the United States. She also worked for the Recording Industry Association of America and at the law firm Williams & Connolly, LLP. She began her legal career as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division through its Honors Program and was a law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.[6]
Temple has served as Associate Register of Copyrights and director of policy and international affairs for the United States Copyright Office since January 30, 2013.[6] She directed the Office of Policy and International Affairs, which represents the Copyright Office at meetings of government officials concerned with the international aspects of intellectual property protection, and she provided regular support to Congress and its committees on statutory amendments and construction.[7] Prior to that, she served as senior counsel in the Office of Policy and International Affairs.
She is, according to Billboard Magazine, "seen as being evenhanded on the kinds of intellectual property issues that have become contentious in the digital age."[1] The Professional Photographers of America say that she "has demonstrated a thoughtful approach to copyright policy and to [Copyright] Office management overall."[8]
In December 2019, the Copyright Office announced that Temple was leaving the Office to join the Motion Picture Association, effective January 3, 2020.[9] On December 18, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden appointed Maria Strong as acting register to serve until a replacement for Temple is found.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Levine, Robert (March 27, 2019). "Karyn Temple Appointed United States Register of Copyrights". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Librarian of Congress Appoints Karyn Temple Register of Copyrights". copyrightalliance.org. March 28, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Leadership and Offices, Karyn Temple Claggett, U.S. Copyright Office". www.copyright.gov. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ United States Copyright Office (October 2019). "Organization of the U.S. Copyright Office" (PDF). copyright.gov (PDF). Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Karyn A. Temple". www.copyright.gov. February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Librarian of Congress Makes Senior-Level Appointments". The Library of Congress. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Karyn A. Temple - Copyright: Creativity at Work". Library of Congress Blogs. July 17, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Press Release Announces Copyright Alliance Support for Karyn Temple as Register of Copyrights". Professional Photographers of America. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Register Karyn A. Temple Announces Departure from the Copyright Office". Copyright Office NewsNet. No. 791. U.S. Copyright Office. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Maria Strong Is Named Acting Register of Copyrights". Copyright Office NewsNet. No. 792. U.S. Copyright Office. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
Media related to Karyn A. Temple at Wikimedia Commons
