Kyle K Courtney
@kylekcourtney.bsky.social
Lawyer, librarian, @FairUseWeek organizer, © savvy, author, armchair philosopher, gentleman farmer, soi disant scholar, @NYUEngelberg, and bowtie enthusiast.
So surprised (and honored!) to see my legislative advocacy and work w/ my nonprofit (the eBook Study Group) featured on the front page of the Boston Globe Business section today 📚✨
Print and digital! (paywalled, sorry): www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/19/b...
#eBooks #libraries #copyright #licensing
Print and digital! (paywalled, sorry): www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/19/b...
#eBooks #libraries #copyright #licensing
August 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So surprised (and honored!) to see my legislative advocacy and work w/ my nonprofit (the eBook Study Group) featured on the front page of the Boston Globe Business section today 📚✨
Print and digital! (paywalled, sorry): www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/19/b...
#eBooks #libraries #copyright #licensing
Print and digital! (paywalled, sorry): www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/19/b...
#eBooks #libraries #copyright #licensing
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Couldn't be more excited that my "little non-profit that could," the #eBook Study Group, is in NYT this morning in an article on #library eBook licensing! [R U in the other 44 states & interested in library eBook reform w/ proven strategic legal methods? Contact us!] www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/b...
Libraries Pay More for E-Books. Some States Want to Change That.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Couldn't be more excited that my "little non-profit that could," the #eBook Study Group, is in NYT this morning in an article on #library eBook licensing! [R U in the other 44 states & interested in library eBook reform w/ proven strategic legal methods? Contact us!] www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/b...
Copyright Fight Club! Rule #1: You DO talk about #Copyright Fight Club. A place for unapologetically nerdy, policy-driven, legally-minded defenders of the public interest in copyright. Copyright's purpose? Not profit. Not control. But the public good! copyrightfightclub.substack.com?r=5izrd1&utm...
Copyright Fight Club | Kyle K. Courtney | Substack
Promoting the Progress. By Any Legal Means Necessary. Click to read Copyright Fight Club, by Kyle K. Courtney, a Substack publication. Launched 4 days ago.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Copyright Fight Club! Rule #1: You DO talk about #Copyright Fight Club. A place for unapologetically nerdy, policy-driven, legally-minded defenders of the public interest in copyright. Copyright's purpose? Not profit. Not control. But the public good! copyrightfightclub.substack.com?r=5izrd1&utm...
Welcome to #Copyright Fight Club! 🥊🥊
Rule #1: You DO talk about Copyright Fight Club.
A space for the policy brawlers, legal nerds, & access warriors who believe copyright serves a public purpose. Not profit. Not control. But the promotion of progress.
copyrightfightclub.substack.com?r=5izrd1&utm...
Rule #1: You DO talk about Copyright Fight Club.
A space for the policy brawlers, legal nerds, & access warriors who believe copyright serves a public purpose. Not profit. Not control. But the promotion of progress.
copyrightfightclub.substack.com?r=5izrd1&utm...
Copyright Fight Club | Kyle K. Courtney | Substack
Promoting the Progress. By Any Legal Means Necessary. Click to read Copyright Fight Club, by Kyle K. Courtney, a Substack publication. Launched 2 hours ago.
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July 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Welcome to #Copyright Fight Club! 🥊🥊
Rule #1: You DO talk about Copyright Fight Club.
A space for the policy brawlers, legal nerds, & access warriors who believe copyright serves a public purpose. Not profit. Not control. But the promotion of progress.
copyrightfightclub.substack.com?r=5izrd1&utm...
Rule #1: You DO talk about Copyright Fight Club.
A space for the policy brawlers, legal nerds, & access warriors who believe copyright serves a public purpose. Not profit. Not control. But the promotion of progress.
copyrightfightclub.substack.com?r=5izrd1&utm...
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In our latest guest post, @kylekcourtney.bsky.social and Juliya Ziskina of the eBook Study Group discuss ways that authors and libraries can work together in supporting fair access to ebooks through libraries:
www.authorsalliance.org/2025/06/30/t...
www.authorsalliance.org/2025/06/30/t...
The Author-Library Alliance: Supporting Fair eBook Legislation Together
In May 2025, Connecticut’s legislature passed landmark legislation to address restrictive ebook licensing practices that limit libraries’ ability to serve the public. It aims to ensure ebook licens…
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June 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In our latest guest post, @kylekcourtney.bsky.social and Juliya Ziskina of the eBook Study Group discuss ways that authors and libraries can work together in supporting fair access to ebooks through libraries:
www.authorsalliance.org/2025/06/30/t...
www.authorsalliance.org/2025/06/30/t...
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Updated Post: Statement From Ebook Study Group: "Connecticut House Passes Landmark eBook Bill" www.infodocket.com/2025/05/15/s... #ebooks #libraries #ebookstudygroup
May 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Updated Post: Statement From Ebook Study Group: "Connecticut House Passes Landmark eBook Bill" www.infodocket.com/2025/05/15/s... #ebooks #libraries #ebookstudygroup
Connecticut passes landmark eBook bill to fight restrictive licensing for #libraries! The bill's result is from years of research, legal analysis, & coordination between my non-profit, the #eBook Study Group, and CT libraires! More to come. Read and share: www.ebookstudygroup.org/connecticut_...
Connecticut House Passes Landmark eBook Bill
New State Bills Aim to Improve Access to eBooks for Libraries
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May 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Connecticut passes landmark eBook bill to fight restrictive licensing for #libraries! The bill's result is from years of research, legal analysis, & coordination between my non-profit, the #eBook Study Group, and CT libraires! More to come. Read and share: www.ebookstudygroup.org/connecticut_...
A fair & functional #copyright system depends on institutional integrity and public accountability. We urge Congress to take action. Read "Joint Letter on the Dismissal of the Register of Copyrights, the Integrity of the Copyright Office, & the Separation of Powers" www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#copyright #library #museum #publishing #academic #copyrightoffice | eBook Study Group
eBook Study Group, alongside a coalition of organizations and individuals from across the #copyright, #library, #museum, #publishing, and #academic communities, has sent a letter to Representative Bry...
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May 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A fair & functional #copyright system depends on institutional integrity and public accountability. We urge Congress to take action. Read "Joint Letter on the Dismissal of the Register of Copyrights, the Integrity of the Copyright Office, & the Separation of Powers" www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
The Alien Enemies Act: b/c nothing says “national security” like faking an invasion & dusting off an 18th Century law last used to justify internment camps. Read my latest at #MostlyLawful "No War, No Invasion, No Dice: The Alien Enemies Act Isn’t a Blank Check" open.substack.com/pub/mostlyla...
No War, No Invasion, No Dice: The Alien Enemies Act Isn’t a Blank Check
When your deportation strategy relies on the law that justified internment camps, it’s probably not the constitutional flex you think it is.
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May 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Alien Enemies Act: b/c nothing says “national security” like faking an invasion & dusting off an 18th Century law last used to justify internment camps. Read my latest at #MostlyLawful "No War, No Invasion, No Dice: The Alien Enemies Act Isn’t a Blank Check" open.substack.com/pub/mostlyla...
George III taxed us without representation.
Trump’s trying it without Congress.
Same vibes, new branding.
This isn’t policy—it’s executive overreach with a price tag.
Read “No Taxation Without Authorization” on #MostlyLawful
#IEEPA #trade #ruleoflaw
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Trump’s trying it without Congress.
Same vibes, new branding.
This isn’t policy—it’s executive overreach with a price tag.
Read “No Taxation Without Authorization” on #MostlyLawful
#IEEPA #trade #ruleoflaw
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Mostly Lawful is written by Kyle K. Courtney. Click to read Mostly Lawful Substack, by Kyle K. Courtney, a Substack publication. Launched 5 days ago.
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April 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
George III taxed us without representation.
Trump’s trying it without Congress.
Same vibes, new branding.
This isn’t policy—it’s executive overreach with a price tag.
Read “No Taxation Without Authorization” on #MostlyLawful
#IEEPA #trade #ruleoflaw
🔗 mostlylawful.substack.com
Trump’s trying it without Congress.
Same vibes, new branding.
This isn’t policy—it’s executive overreach with a price tag.
Read “No Taxation Without Authorization” on #MostlyLawful
#IEEPA #trade #ruleoflaw
🔗 mostlylawful.substack.com
The president can’t freeze $2B in funding or yank Harvard’s tax-exempt status just because he’s mad online.
That’s not how tax law—or due process—works.
Read "501(c)(3) Is Not a Vibe Check" on #MostlyLawful
#highered #ruleoflaw
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That’s not how tax law—or due process—works.
Read "501(c)(3) Is Not a Vibe Check" on #MostlyLawful
#highered #ruleoflaw
🔗 mostlylawful.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The president can’t freeze $2B in funding or yank Harvard’s tax-exempt status just because he’s mad online.
That’s not how tax law—or due process—works.
Read "501(c)(3) Is Not a Vibe Check" on #MostlyLawful
#highered #ruleoflaw
🔗 mostlylawful.substack.com
That’s not how tax law—or due process—works.
Read "501(c)(3) Is Not a Vibe Check" on #MostlyLawful
#highered #ruleoflaw
🔗 mostlylawful.substack.com
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I’ve learned so much from @kylekcourtney.bsky.social #copyrightfirstresponders #fairuse #jojodoodles
April 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’ve learned so much from @kylekcourtney.bsky.social #copyrightfirstresponders #fairuse #jojodoodles
🎉 Wrapping up the 12th Anniversary of #FairUseWeek @fairuseweek.bsky.social w/ a must-read post from Katherine Klosek & Samantha Teremi! They explore AI contract restrictions, library concerns, & break down the differences between copyright & contracts. Read more: sites.harvard.edu/fair-use-wee...
Fair Use Week 2025: Day Five With Guest Experts Katherine Klosek and Samantha Teremi
I am delighted to close out the 12th Anniversary of Fair Use Week with a post from Katherine Klosek and Samantha Teremi. In this post the authors explore how today’s contractual restrictions on AI mir...
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February 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🎉 Wrapping up the 12th Anniversary of #FairUseWeek @fairuseweek.bsky.social w/ a must-read post from Katherine Klosek & Samantha Teremi! They explore AI contract restrictions, library concerns, & break down the differences between copyright & contracts. Read more: sites.harvard.edu/fair-use-wee...
Thrilled to host Day 4 of @fairuseweek.bsky.social's 12th anniversary w/ a new essay by Dave Hansen, Exec. Dir. of @authorsalliance.bsky.social! #Fairuse is key to fighting #copyright #censorship & protecting access to history, journalism, & digital archives: sites.harvard.edu/fair-use-wee...
February 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thrilled to host Day 4 of @fairuseweek.bsky.social's 12th anniversary w/ a new essay by Dave Hansen, Exec. Dir. of @authorsalliance.bsky.social! #Fairuse is key to fighting #copyright #censorship & protecting access to history, journalism, & digital archives: sites.harvard.edu/fair-use-wee...
Day Three of #FairUseWeek has a new fantastic post by Sandra Aya Enimil of Yale Libraires! Read and explore how #libraries can protect #fairuse in e-resource licenses. And learn how a fair use savings clause can help! sites.harvard.edu/fair-use-wee...
February 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Day Three of #FairUseWeek has a new fantastic post by Sandra Aya Enimil of Yale Libraires! Read and explore how #libraries can protect #fairuse in e-resource licenses. And learn how a fair use savings clause can help! sites.harvard.edu/fair-use-wee...
Delighted to host @bbutler.bsky.social's new post for @fairuseweek.bsky.social! Brandon states without strong #copyright safe harbors protecting the platforms & users - restrictive content filters and AI "guardrails" could unintentionally undermine #fairuse. Read: sites.harvard.edu/fair-use-wee...
Fair Use Week 2025: Day Two With Guest Expert Brandon Butler
I am delighted to host Day Two of the 12th Anniversary of Fair Use Week with a write up from Brandon Butler, copyright expert and Executive Director at Re:Create. While fair use is a crucial safeguard...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Delighted to host @bbutler.bsky.social's new post for @fairuseweek.bsky.social! Brandon states without strong #copyright safe harbors protecting the platforms & users - restrictive content filters and AI "guardrails" could unintentionally undermine #fairuse. Read: sites.harvard.edu/fair-use-wee...
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Get ready to celebrate the 12th Annual #FairUseWeek in 2025! This year the celebration will run from Monday Feb 24th to Friday, February 28th w/ #FairUse games, blogs, events, prizes, and FUN! Stay tuned for more at sites.harvard.edu/fair-use-week/
Fair Use Week 2025: Day One With Guest Expert Kenneth D. Crews
I am delighted to kick off the 12th Anniversary of Fair Use Week with a guest post by expert colleague and long-time friend to Fair Use Week, the international copyright authority Kenneth D. Crews. Jo...
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February 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Get ready to celebrate the 12th Annual #FairUseWeek in 2025! This year the celebration will run from Monday Feb 24th to Friday, February 28th w/ #FairUse games, blogs, events, prizes, and FUN! Stay tuned for more at sites.harvard.edu/fair-use-week/
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Exciting news - Icepops heads over the pond - so excited and grateful to @kylekcourtney.bsky.social copyrightliteracy.org/2025/02/13/i...
Icepops 2025 heads to Harvard: save the date
We are delighted to announce that this year’s Icepops conference will be taking place at Harvard University, with support of Harvard Library and Harvard Law School. Regulars at the conference…
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February 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Exciting news - Icepops heads over the pond - so excited and grateful to @kylekcourtney.bsky.social copyrightliteracy.org/2025/02/13/i...
📚✨ Unlocking Metadata! Check out my new paper, co-authored w/ my colleagues at Princeton, MIT, & JHU, titled "No One “Owns” That #Metadata, #Copyright, and the Problems w/ #Library Vendor Agreements." We also review OCLC's recent lawsuits and cease & desist actions. dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/373...
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December 9, 2024 at 4:36 PM
📚✨ Unlocking Metadata! Check out my new paper, co-authored w/ my colleagues at Princeton, MIT, & JHU, titled "No One “Owns” That #Metadata, #Copyright, and the Problems w/ #Library Vendor Agreements." We also review OCLC's recent lawsuits and cease & desist actions. dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/373...
I’ve shared thoughts on the 2nd Circuit’s ruling against Internet Archive's Open Libraries." It risks limiting library #access and #preservation but leaves room for #ControlledDigitalLending. The fight to protect libraries' mission continues! #CDL kylecourtney.com/cdl-decision... #eBooks
CDL Decision Round Two: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and Why There is Still Hope
OR The Reports of CDL’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated by Kyle K. Courtney *The opinions and scholarship communicated on this website are my own, expressed in my personal capacity. I am a co-a…
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September 16, 2024 at 8:29 PM
I’ve shared thoughts on the 2nd Circuit’s ruling against Internet Archive's Open Libraries." It risks limiting library #access and #preservation but leaves room for #ControlledDigitalLending. The fight to protect libraries' mission continues! #CDL kylecourtney.com/cdl-decision... #eBooks
Delighted to hear interview I did w/ @NPR.org "All Things Considered" today! Covers state legislative #ebooks work for the org I founded - eBook Study Group - creating state-specific model legislation ro make sure that libraires can provide broad and equitable access www.npr.org/2024/08/29/n...
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September 2, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Delighted to hear interview I did w/ @NPR.org "All Things Considered" today! Covers state legislative #ebooks work for the org I founded - eBook Study Group - creating state-specific model legislation ro make sure that libraires can provide broad and equitable access www.npr.org/2024/08/29/n...
I was delighted to be a guest on MSNBC's @chrislhayes.bsky.social show "Why is This Happening?" #WITHpod w/ @brewster.kahle.org (founder of Internet Archive)! I got to discuss my work, scholarship #libraries #copyright & Controlled Digital Lending. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
July 2, 2024 at 6:10 PM
I was delighted to be a guest on MSNBC's @chrislhayes.bsky.social show "Why is This Happening?" #WITHpod w/ @brewster.kahle.org (founder of Internet Archive)! I got to discuss my work, scholarship #libraries #copyright & Controlled Digital Lending. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Get ready to celebrate the 11th Annual #FairUseWeek in 2024! This year the celebration will run from Monday Feb 26th to Friday March 1st. #FairUse games, blogs, events, prizes, and FUN! Stay tuned for more! (Don't know about Fair Use Week? Read: archive.blogs.harvard.edu/copyrightosc...) #libraries
October 12, 2023 at 8:02 PM
Get ready to celebrate the 11th Annual #FairUseWeek in 2024! This year the celebration will run from Monday Feb 26th to Friday March 1st. #FairUse games, blogs, events, prizes, and FUN! Stay tuned for more! (Don't know about Fair Use Week? Read: archive.blogs.harvard.edu/copyrightosc...) #libraries
It will be 🔥🌶🔥!! #libraries
I’m hosting this conversation in 2 weeks. Could be 🌶️🌶️🌶️ https://blog.archive.org/2023/05/05/lecture-the-publisher-playbook-may-25/
May 10, 2023 at 3:49 PM
It will be 🔥🌶🔥!! #libraries