<s>
The	O
Access	B-Application
to	I-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
(	O
A2K	B-Application
)	O
movement	O
is	O
a	O
loose	O
collection	O
of	O
civil	O
society	O
groups	O
,	O
governments	O
,	O
and	O
individuals	O
converging	O
on	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
access	B-Application
to	I-Application
knowledge	I-Application
should	O
be	O
linked	O
to	O
fundamental	O
principles	O
of	O
justice	O
,	O
freedom	O
,	O
and	O
economic	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Berlin	O
Declaration	O
on	O
Open	O
Access	B-Application
to	I-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Sciences	O
and	O
Humanities	O
from	O
2003	O
is	O
a	O
major	O
declaration	O
reflecting	O
the	O
goals	O
of	O
the	O
movement	O
pertaining	O
to	O
academic	O
publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supporters	O
included	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
statement	O
Towards	O
a	O
"	O
World	O
Intellectual	O
Wealth	O
Organisation	O
"	O
:	O
Supporting	O
the	O
Geneva	O
Declaration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
proposals	O
of	O
the	O
declaration	O
was	O
to	O
a	O
«	O
call	O
for	O
a	O
Treaty	O
on	O
Access	B-Application
to	I-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
and	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
shared	O
discussion	O
platform	O
on	O
A2K	B-Application
issues	O
is	O
the	O
mailing	O
list	O
of	O
that	O
name	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
initiated	O
around	O
discussion	O
of	O
the	O
Geneva	O
declaration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
draft	O
"	O
A2K	B-Application
treaty	O
"	O
was	O
later	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	B-Application
to	I-Application
knowledge	I-Application
and	O
science	O
is	O
protected	O
by	O
Article	O
27	O
of	O
the	O
Universal	O
Declaration	O
of	O
Human	O
Rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A2K	B-Application
academics	O
argue	O
that	O
"	O
material	O
interests	O
"	O
are	O
not	O
simply	O
equivalent	O
to	O
current	O
intellectual	O
property	O
provisions	O
,	O
not	O
least	O
because	O
these	O
rights	O
are	O
saleable	O
and	O
transferable	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
not	O
"	O
inalienable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
levels	O
of	O
IP	O
protection	O
seem	O
out	O
of	O
balance	O
with	O
Article	O
27	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
A2K	B-Application
theorists	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
CP	O
Tech	O
(	O
now	O
Knowledge	O
Ecology	O
International	O
)	O
say	O
:	O
"	O
the	O
A2K	B-Application
(	O
Access	B-Application
to	I-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
)	O
movement	O
takes	O
concerns	O
with	O
copyright	O
law	O
and	O
other	O
regulations	O
that	O
affect	O
knowledge	O
and	O
places	O
them	O
within	O
an	O
understandable	O
social	O
need	O
and	O
policy	O
platform	O
:	O
access	B-Application
to	I-Application
knowledge	I-Application
goods.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
different	O
groups	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
A2K	B-Application
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
coming	O
to	O
grips	O
with	O
the	O
issues	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
A2K	B-Application
movement	O
can	O
be	O
daunting	O
.	O
</s>
