Kyle K Courtney

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New #FairUseWeek blog post on 3 ways #copyright law facilitates #accessibility, by @katherinejk.bsky.social!

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Poster for the Internet Archive's 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest, featuring the "Lockette," a cartoon character with an open lock, seated in a director's chair, legs crossed, and holding a megaphone. Projected on a screen to her right is a frame from the 1930 film "King of Jazz". Illustrated by Freya Morgan.

📣🎬 Calling all filmmakers & artists! Celebrate Public Domain Day in January 2026 by making a 2–3 min short film using public domain works from 1930 & earlier.

📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026
💰 First prize: $1,500
ℹ️ Details 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2...

#contest #filmmaking #publicdomain

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

SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean? | KQED The Internet Archive, thanks to its designation by California Sen. Alex Padilla, joins a network of over 1,100 libraries that make government documents accessible to the public.

www.kqed.org/news/1204942...

Libraries Pay More for E-Books. Some States Want to Change That.

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 | 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.

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 2 hours ago.

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...

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…

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...

Updated Post: Statement From Ebook Study Group: "Connecticut House Passes Landmark eBook Bill" www.infodocket.com/2025/05/15/s... #ebooks #libraries #ebookstudygroup

Connecticut House Passes Landmark eBook Bill New State Bills Aim to Improve Access to eBooks for Libraries

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_...

#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...

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/...

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.

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...

Mostly Lawful Substack | Kyle K. Courtney | Substack 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.

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

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

Notes on a sheet of paper held in front of a Zoom cast

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...

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...

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 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...

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/

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…

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...

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…

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...

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

It will be 🔥🌶🔥!! #libraries

The Publisher Playbook, May 25 @ 10am PT

Have you read “The Publisher Playbook: A Brief History of the Publishing Industry’s Obstruction of the Library Mission”? We’re hosting a discussion on May 25th with authors Kyle K. Courtney & Juliya Ziskina.

Read & register: https://blog.archive.org/2023/05/05/lecture-the-publisher-playbook-may-25/