[3] Pallante is an American attorney who previously served as the 12th United States Register of Copyrights.

[6] Aside from working for the Copyright Office, Pallante had been intellectual property counsel for the Guggenheim Museums (1999-2007),[7] Executive Director of the National Writers Union (1993-1995),[7] and Assistant Director of the Authors Guild (1991-1993).

[8] In a letter to congressman John Conyers Jr. she said that the copyright office should no longer be part of the library, citing several concerns including "mounting operational tensions.

"[11] Pallante was criticized by public interest groups for having supported controversial legislation such as the Stop Online Piracy Act, having objected to a proposal by the FCC to enable an open platform for television set-top boxes, based on consultation with the content industry, and the Office having spent $12 million over five years on a failed attempt to implement a new computer system at the Copyright Office.

[1][13] In January 2017, Pallante was named president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers.