Kyle K. Courtney is a lawyer and librarian dedicated to issues surrounding copyright, access, and preservation. He serves as Copyright Advisor and Program Manager at the Harvard Library. His “Copyright First Responders'' initiative is in its seventh year, spreading from Harvard to libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington. He is the co-author of the "White Paper on Controlled Digital Lending of Library Books" (with David Hansen). In 2020 he co-founded the nonprofit advocacy organization Library Futures, where he serves as the Board Chair.