Association Electronique Libre

Association Electronique Libre (AEL) ASBL-VZW
Abbreviation AEL
Formation 2001, Belgium
Type Non-profit organization
Legal status ASBL
Purpose/focus Law, Freedom, Privacy
Headquarters Belgium
Website www.ael.be

The Association Electronique Libre (AEL, sometimes written Association électronique libre) is a Belgian non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal organization based in Belgium. Its stated mission is to "protecting the fundamental rights in the information society".[1] It is promoting the Free Software Pact Initiative.

It has organized protests against the concept of software patents.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Association Electronique Libre (AEL)". http://www.ael.be/. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Manif’ à Bruxelles et grève virtuelle contre la brevetabilité des logiciels Dernières actions avant le vote du Parlement le 1er septembre" (in French). Transfert.net. 25 August 2003. http://www.transfert.net/a9180. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
  3. ^ Sherriff, Lucy (2 June 2005). "Free software fans take a stand against software patents Conference and a protest". http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/02/eu_patent_demo_conf/. Retrieved 18 January 2010.