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What Happens to Copyright After a Government Shutdown?

by Attorneys For Creatives | Nov 14, 2025 | Copyright

This cuffing season, the federal government ghosted us again. With the shutdown freezing operations, the Copyright Office gave us the cold shoulder too. What happens to copyright now?  Since the US Copyright Office was closed for so long, they are going to be dealing...

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