Adelphi Charter on Creativity, Innovation and “Intellectual Property” launched
On October 13, the Adelphi Charter was launched. Drafted by an international commission of artists, scientists, lawyers, politicians, economists, academics and business experts, it calls for putting Access to Knowledge first:
The expansion in the laws breadth, scope and term over the last 30 years has resulted in an intellectual property regime which is radically out of line with modern technological, economic and social trends. This threatens the chain of creativity and innovation on which we and future generations depend.
The Charter is administered by an office based at the Royal Society of Arts in London. Media coverage is to be had, among many other places, here:
The Economist
James Boyle in The Guardian
Gilberto Gil in The Guardian (well, here, to be precise)