# 2026-16465: Copyright Office Redefines 'News Website': Blogs and Buzzfeeds Rejoice?

2026-16465, Group Registration of Updates to a News Website, is a Federal Register rule from Library of Congress, Copyright Office, Library of Congress published 2026-08-13, effective 2026-08-13; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-20).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16465
- As of: 2026-08-20
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16465
- Title: Group Registration of Updates to a News Website
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Library of Congress; Copyright Office, Library of Congress
- Citation: 91 FR 52239
- Published: 2026-08-13
- Effective: 2026-08-13
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-20

## In one line

Copyright Office Redefines 'News Website': Blogs and Buzzfeeds Rejoice?

## Summary

The U.S. Copyright Office is amending its regulation governing the group registration option for news websites. The final rule amends the definition of a "news website" to clarify the works eligible for this option, as set forth in the May 2026 notice of proposed rulemaking.

## Effects PRIA read

- More News Sites Eligible for Group Registration: benefit, medium. If you run a news website, the Copyright Office changed the "news website" definition so it now means a site "primarily designed to be a source of written information on current events, either local, national, or international in scope." The change is intended to expand eligibility for the group re…

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## Sources
- [2026-16465 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16465/group-registration-of-updates-to-a-news-website)
- [2026-16465 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-13/pdf/2026-16465.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16465 (as of 2026-08-20).