Don’t miss out on your share of £3 million of Payback royalties
Deadline: 17 September 2010.
Each year DACS has a share of £3 million of Payback royalties to distribute to visual artists whose work has been reproduced in UK books or magazines or on certain television channels.
DACS negotiates these royalties on behalf of visual artists. Last year DACS paid out a share of £3 million to 11,628 visual artists.
• The highest payment to an individual was £5600
• The average payment to an individual was £300
• Successful claimants are guaranteed a minimum payment of £25
Payback royalties come from revenue generated through collective licensing schemes. Collective licensing is used in situations where it would be difficult or near impossible for you as the creator to licence your rights on an individual basis, for example, when an individual wishes to photocopy a page of a book which features your work.
All you need to do is fill in a Payback claim form telling us which books, magazine and television programmes your work has featured. We only need up to three examples of each.
There are three ways to claim Payback 2010 and you have until 17 September to make your claim.
What does DACS charge for this service?
DACS takes a small administration charge on the Payback royalties collected on behalf of artists in order to cover the costs of running the service. Since 2008 this charge has been reduced from 25% to 22% in a continued effort to pay out even more to visual artists.