U.S. Copyright Office Announces Amer Is Acting General Counsel

Kevin Amer will take over as acting general counsel at the U.S. Copyright Office after the current counsel leaves for the private sector in July, the office said.

Amer, the current deputy general counsel, will serve as the acting general counsel starting July 2.

“Kevin has a wealth of experience, including as deputy general counsel, that make him well suited to serve as Acting General Counsel,” Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter said in a statement. “He has been instrumental in the Office’s successes on diverse and complex legal and policy issues, and I am looking forward to working with him ...