| Association Electronique Libre (AEL) ASBL-VZW | |
| Abbreviation: | AEL |
| Formation: | 2001, Belgium |
| Type: | Non-profit organization |
| Status: | ASBL |
| Purpose: | 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]