Group Registration of Updates to a News Website

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Library of Congress Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 202 [Docket No. 2026-5] ( printed page 31684) AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is proposing to amend its regulation governing the group registration option for news websites. This update revises the definition of a “news website” to clarify the works eligible for the option. The Office invites comment on this proposal. DATES: Written comments on the proposed rule must be received by the U.S. Copyright Office no later than June 29, 2026. ADDRESSES: For reasons of government efficiency, the Copyright Office is using the regulations.gov system for the submission and posting of public comments in this proceeding. All comments should be submitted electronically through regulations.gov. Specific instructions for submitting comments are available on the Copyright Office website at https://copyright.gov/​rulemaking/​newswebsite-amendment/​ . If electronic submission of comments is not feasible due to lack of access to a computer or the internet, please contact the Office using the contact information below for special instructions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhea Efthimiadis, Assistant to the General Counsel, by email at USCOGeneralCounsel@copyright.gov or by telephone at (202) 707-8350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In July 2024, the U.S. Copyright Office (“Office”) adopted a final rule establishing…