The Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) provides a voice for the public interest in access to knowledge, information and culture in copyright reform debates. The ADA is a broad coalition of copyright users and innovators who support copyright laws that strike a balance between providing reasonable incentives for creators and the wider public interest in the advancement of learning, innovation and culture. It was founded following a meeting of interested parties in Canberra in July 1998, with retired Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Sir Anthony Mason, as its first patron.