US Copyright Office boss fired after discovering AI companies breach copyright—AI and copyright face off in a surreal government shakeup. The timing of the boss’s firing is almost comically perfect, as if Big Tech wanted to clear the dance floor before the song even started.

Shira Perlmutter’s ouster wasn’t just about AI lawsuits—her refusal to “rubber-stamp” Elon Musk’s plan to mine copyrighted works for Grok AI added fuel. As tech giants like Google, Meta, and OpenAI brace for copyright lawsuits, “AI copyright scandal” trends explode.