Public Knowledge is a public-interest advocacy organization dedicated to fortifying and defending a vibrant information commons. This Washington, D.C. based group works with wide spectrum of stakeholders — libraries, educators, scientists, artists, musicians, journalists, consumers, software programmers, civic groups and enlightened businesses — to promote the core conviction that some fundamental democratic principles and cultural values — openness, access, and the capacity to create and compete — must be given new embodiment in the digital age.
Public Knowledge will seek to fulfill four broad goals:
Ensuring that U.S. intellectual property law and policy reflect the “cultural bargain” intended by the framers of the constitution: providing an incentive to creators and innovators while benefiting the public through the free flow of information and ideas.
Preserving an Internet that is built upon open standards and protocols and “end-to-end” architecture, thereby fostering innovation and user control.
Protecting consumers of digital technology from market practices designed to erode competition, choice and fairness.
Ensuring that international intellectual property policies are adopted through democratic processes and with public interest participation.
