The Trump administration fired the United States' top copyright official over the weekend, following the dismissal of the librarian of Congress late last week.

President Donald Trump on Thursday fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress - the first woman and first African American to hold the position. She was informed of the decision in a terse, two-sentence email.

The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official , Shira Perlmutter, days after abruptly terminating the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees the U.S. Copyright Office.