Decisions about the library mission do not belong in the hands of multinational publishers manipulating licenses to extract maximum profit from public coffers.

The era of mere “firefighting” and polite, incremental negotiation is over. The library sector is asking for relief from ebook pricing schemes that consume tremendous amounts of public dollars while p...

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.

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.

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…

New State Bills Aim to Improve Access to eBooks for Libraries

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...

When your deportation strategy relies on the law that justified internment camps, it’s probably not the constitutional flex you think it is.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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…

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…