3 Count: Brainrot

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1: Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Firing of Copyright Office Head

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the US Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to put on hold a lower court decision that ruled President Donald Trump illegally fired the head of the United States Copyright Office.

According to the filing, President Trump fired the Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, in May of 2025. They claim that the administration first fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, and her temporary replacement, in turn, fired Perlmutter. However, Perlmutter filed a lawsuit alleging that only the Librarian of Congress has the authority to dismiss her and that the Trump administration lacks the authority to appoint an acting Librarian of Congress.

According to Perlmutter, the Librarian of Congress is under the authority of Congress, not the executive branch. She successfully argued in a lower court that her firing was inappropriate. The DOJ is asking the Supreme Court to overturn that decision and agree that the Trump administration was within its rights to fire her.

2: ‘Burn to Win’ Rejects Court’s Settlement Recommendation, JTBC States, “Clear Copyright Infringement Must Be Eradicated”

Next up today, Kim Soyoun at the Maeil Business Newspaper reports that, in South Korea, Studio C1 has objected to a recommendation for settlement in its ongoing case against Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company (JTBC) over the TV series Burn to Win.

According to the lawsuit, C1 produced the JTBC series A Clean Sweep for three seasons. However, when the two parted ways, C1 launched Burn to Win as its own project. This prompted JTBC to file the lawsuit, alleging that C1 used AI to create the new work.

The court recommended a settlement that would have C1 destroy all related material from their various presences. However, C1 has rejected that settlement. JTBC has responded, saying the infringement is clear and “must be eradicated.”

3: Steal a Brainrot Roblox Game Creator Sues Fortnite Creative Copycat for Copyright Infringement

Finally, today, Vikki Blake at GamesIndustry.biz reports that Spyder Games, the developer of Steal a Brainrot on Roblox, has filed a lawsuit against Thomas Van Der Voort for copyright infringement in his Fortnite Creative game.

According to the lawsuit, Spyder Games released its Roblox game Steal a Brainrot in May 2025, which became a viral success shortly after. The lawsuit then alleges that, after that success, Van Der Voort published his own version of the game on Fortnite Creative, a similar game-creation and publishing platform.

The lawsuit alleges that the similarities go beyond simply having similar genres or functions and include the copying of “artwork, objects, design, and game elements.” Van Der Voort has not responded to the lawsuit.

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