Millions of pounds in royalties are available for visual artists who have had their work published in an UK book, magazine or shown on TV, through the annual Payback campaign launched by DACS, the flagship visual artists’ rights management organisation.
13 January 2017
Every quarter, our Legal team answers your questions about copyright. This month they introduce copyright infringement. How can you tell if your work has been infringed and what can you do if this happens?
19 December 2016
We interview Beth Nicholas about her experiences licensing her work, as well as how DACS has helped out when she's seen her art appear on products without her permission.
DACS has started rolling out payments to over 35,000 artists and estates in its largest distribution of Payback royalties yet. As usual, most payments will be made just in time for Christmas!
16 December 2016
The repeal of section 52 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 has removed the 25 year cap on the length of copyright protection that certain works receive.
15 December 2016
DACS, Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) and PICSEL have reached an agreement about the future division and distribution of CLA collective licensing revenues to visual rightsholders from 2017 onwards.
23 November 2016
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