Are you a designer, artist, maker, or business owner? Or an individual or organisation that promotes intellectual property (IP) as a positive force for change? Are you passionate about promoting and protecting IP rights?
Do you worry about the government’s latest plans for generated AI (GAI) to use your copyright for training purposes without consent? Especially as, unless you “opt out”, this can happen without your knowledge? Moreover, currently there are no practical or easy opt out processes to allow for transparency, safety and recompense for creators – does this concern you?
If yes, then join us in promoting a culture of respect for IP and protecting the rights of creatives by signing the ACID IP Charter today.
As the UK’s leading membership and campaigning organisation for design and IP, ACID have been committed to raising awareness and encouraging respect for IP within individual and corporate responsibility for nearly thirty years. Working tirelessly to protect the rights of creatives and combat design theft, we created the ACID IP Charter: a pledge throughout the design, creative and manufacturing community that sets out your promise to uphold ethics, respect and compliance in IP to designers of original works.
ACID Charter Signatories are those who have taken this pledge – from individuals and businesses within any industry, to designers themselves. Join us today and become an ACID Charter Signatory!
In the UK, our vibrant creative industries are growing five times faster than the economy, with the design sector playing a pivotal role in our nation’s innovation, growth, and sustainability. Yet, as our creative momentum increases, so does the prevalence of design theft and IP infringement. Copyists pose a substantial threat to the UK’s economic success and cultural standing, which is ever magnified by the growth of AI, whilst personally impacting the livelihoods of designers all across the country.
Join the ACID community and increase our collective power to drive change across the UK’s IP landscape in the battle against design theft.
Use the ACID Signatory badge on your website and marketing collateral, displaying our high-profile and powerful brand of deterrence.
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The thriving ACID community represents diverse design, designer-maker, and manufacturing enterprises across a multitude of sectors, working together to defend the rights of creatives from the damaging effects of design theft. Discover the perspectives and motivations behind our Charter Signatories’ decision to pledge their support.
We are proud to sign the ACID IP Charter and pledge our unwavering support to promote ethical & professional practices for the design community, as a part of your movement to protect and safeguard IP rights for designers across the UK, fight against unfair practices, and support our country's innovative, unique and successful design industries. We believe that being part of this charter is an important step towards building a better future for creators and protecting their livelihood - and we are here to fight beside ACID and our fellow designers as we seek to pursue our passions without fear of design theft.
It's time to make a change!
Katie Rogers
Founder & Director
ACID is an amazing organisation completely dedicated to supporting Designers. I sign to show my support and contribute to the fighting fund.
Ann Bond
Director
I have admired ACID's unique and determined efforts to protect design, I only wish they got more government support. They have defended and upheld both the moral and legal rights of our wonderful UK design community. They don't just need our collective support, they truly deserve it - our heroes.
Shelagh Wilson
EXECUTIVE
By signing the ACID IP Charter, you can make a powerful pledge in support of IP rights. The process is quick and easy – simply fill out our online form. As a signatory, you’ll be granted a non-exclusive licence to display a choice of two logos on your website and marketing materials, and you’ll receive social media graphics to publicly showcase your commitment to protecting IP rights. Upon submission of the form, you’ll be able to download your logos and graphics immediately.
