Explore our network
DACS works closely with organisations across the arts and creative industries in the UK and belongs to a network of sister societies and advocacy organisations that campaign on behalf of creators across the world.
Who we work with
Explore who we with across the creative industries, arts and copyright community, throughout the UK and internationally.
UK societies paying royalties to DACS members
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DACS receives royalties on behalf of visual artists from the following UK copyright organisations:
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Payback Council
The Payback Council brings together picture libraries and member organisations which represent photojournalists, photographers, illustrators and other freelance creators. We share policy and campaign updates with the group, consult them for expert guidance, and draw on their insight to help shape our work.
Payback council members are:
UK advocacy organisations
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DACS is a member of the following organisations:
Copyright and IP advocacy organisations:
- Alliance for Intellectual Property
- British Copyright Council (BCC)
- Creative UK
- Creators Rights Alliance (CRA)
- Creators Rights in AI Coalition (CRAIC)
Broader artists advocacy organisations:
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We work in partnership with the following organisations on the following campaigns
The Smart Fund
Campaigning for artists to be paid fairly when their work is accessed, shared and stored on digital devices.
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Visual Arts and Artists is a group of parliamentarians who are committed to raising awareness of and building support for the visual arts community, and ensuring this vital sector continues to be world leading.
The group’s Secretariat, is jointly provided by DACS, Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN) and The Artists Information Company (a-n).
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freelancers has been created to provide a dedicated parliamentary forum that reflects the realities of modern freelance work and ensures that freelancers are properly represented. The group will begin with a focus on the creative industries, where freelance working models are well established, before widening its scope to other sectors.
The group’s Secretariat, is jointly provided by Bectu, ALCS, DACS, Directors UK, and Freelancers Make Theatre Work.
What is an APPG?
An APPG is an All-Party Parliamentary Group - a group made up of MPs and members of the House of Lords from across all political parties. They come together around a shared interest to learn, discuss and build understanding.
International organisations
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DACS is a member of the following organisations:
- International Council of Creators of Graphic, Plastic and Photographic Arts (CIAGP)
- The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC)
- Center of the Picture industry (CEPIC)
- European Visual Artists (EVA)
- International Catalogue Association (ICRA)
- The International Federation of Reproduction Rights (IFFRO)
- International Authors Forum (IAF)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Online Licensing Association (OLA)
- International database for registered CMOs globally (Suisa)
- Professional Advisors in the Art Market (PAIAM)
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Sister societies
We are part of a network of rights management organisations representing 180,000 artists in 36 countries. Our reciprocal agreements ensure we can license and collect royalties on behalf of their members in the UK and that they can do the same for our members in their countries.