U.S. Copyright Office
Brandy Karl is an experienced legal professional specializing in copyright and intellectual property law. Currently serving as Assistant General Counsel at the U.S. Copyright Office since July 2022, Brandy has previously held the position of Copyright Officer at Penn State University from August 2014 to July 2022, and worked as a Fellow at the Federal Communications Commission from September 2011 to May 2014. Academic contributions include time as both a Nonresidential Fellow and Residential Fellow at the Center for Internet & Society at Stanford Law School from June 2007 to September 2012, as well as a Nonresidential Fellow at the Information + Innovation Policy Research Centre in Singapore. Brandy's early career includes a role as Senior Research Analyst at Merlion Consulting Corporation and owning Brandy Karl & Associates. Educational background comprises an LLM in International Business & Economic Law from Georgetown University Law Center, a JD in Intellectual Property Law from Boston University School of Law, and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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U.S. Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office is a critical part of the country’s extraordinary copyright system, tasked with the important mission of administering U.S. copyright law. The Office examines works of authorship for registration; records transfers of ownership for copyright claims; administers several statutory licenses; provides the public with copyright information and education; conducts legal and policy studies; and assists Congress, the courts, and other governmental entities. Through all of this work, the U.S. Copyright Office continues to “promote the progress of science ... by securing for limited times to authors ... the exclusive right to their respective writings” as envisioned by the U.S. Constitution. Read our Comment and Posting Policy. https://www.loc.gov/legal/comment-and-posting-policy/