The United States Copyright Office’s new fee schedule takes effect on or about November 11, 2026. It is the Office’s first fee adjustment since 2020, and it raises the cost of registering and recording works by an average of roughly 43 percent. Some fees more than double. The Office submitted the schedule to Congress on

Alderman IP has been ranked in the 2027 edition of the Chambers USA: Spotlight guide for Intellectual Property in the DC Metro Area. Chambers and Partners ranks firms on independent research, including interviews with clients and peers about legal expertise, client service and commercial awareness. Spotlight focuses on boutique and mid-sized firms. Founder & Principal

In two decisions issued October 23, 2026, the U.S. Copyright Office Review Board reversed refusals to register updates to NYP Holdings’ Page Six and Decider and Dow Jones’s Mansion Global under the Group Registration of Updates to a News Website (GRNW) option. The decisions apply the amended definition of “news website,” 91 Fed. Reg. 52239

In BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Vetter, No. 25-1391 (U.S. Oct. 19, 2026), the Supreme Court affirmed the Fifth Circuit’s judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 2109 because the Court lacked a quorum. The disposition leaves standing the Fifth Circuit’s ruling that termination under 17 U.S.C. § 304(c) can recapture rights under a worldwide grant,