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'I think it's more important than ever to claim' - Photographer Owen Richards on Payback

Photographer Owen Richards has shot commercial work for everyone from Google to The Financial Times. Here, he explains how the DACS Payback royalty scheme has helped him receive better renumeration for his earlier work, and allowed him to maintain authorship over his widely-used images for years to come.

9 February 2022
'This is only my second year claiming and I wish I had done it earlier' - Artist Emma Hart on Payback

Payback is a scheme which pays artists annual royalties when their artworks have been published in UK books, magazines or on TV. Here, multidisciplinary artist Emma Hart explains what the scheme has meant to her.

2 February 2022
DACS supports Keep Your Copyright Campaign

We are announcing our support of the Association of Illustrator’s Keep Your Copyright campaign, encouraging illustrators to protect their copyright and autonomy over their work.

2 February 2022
DACS publishes a new report on artists’ experiences of Artificial Intelligence in response to a consultation from government

The UK Intellectual Property Office has been consulting with the public on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright laws intersect. As part of the national strategy on AI to boost AI industries in the UK, the IPO considered whether exceptions to copyright law need to be extended, or if copyright can be licensed by AI industries.

21 January 2022
Finding Focus and Creative Freedom - Illustrator Emmeline Pidgen on Payback

Each year all kinds of visual artists benefit from Payback royalties including photographers, fine artists, illustrators, sculptors and cartoonists. One of these artists is illustrator Emmeline Pidgen, whose work specialises in books and comics for young people filled with magic and mystery. Here, Emmeline explains how the Payback scheme has benefited her career.

20 January 2022
Artists, photographers and illustrators! Payback 2022 is now open.

Payback is a scheme which pays artists, illustrators and photographers annually when their artworks have been published in UK books, magazines or on TV.

19 January 2022