Has your artistic work ever been published in UK books and magazines, or broadcast on TV? You might be eligible for a share of royalties from DACS’ annual Payback scheme. Apply by Monday 6 October 2014.
What is Payback?
Payback is open to all visual artists including fine artists, illustrators, cartoonists, photographers, designers and architects, as well as artists' estates.
Each year, DACS negotiates a share of royalties to pay to artists and estates through Payback. The royalties come from collective licensing schemes requiring organisations to pay for licences so they can legally photocopy or scan, record or re-broadcast media featuring artists’ copyright-protected works.
The royalties are in addition to the copyright fees an artist or estate might already have received for the initial reproduction of the work.
Learn more.
How to sign up
If your work has ever appeared in a UK book, magazine or TV programme up to the end of 2013, you are likely to be eligible.
To claim your share of the royalties all you need to do is complete our claim form. You’ll need to:
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confirm you own the copyright to the works you are claiming royalties for
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tell us the number of works which have been published and broadcasted, and the number of publications and TV programmes they appeared in
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provide details of up to six publications and/or three programmes where the work featured
Due to popular demand, we've extended the deadline to apply online from Tuesday 30 September to
Monday 6 October 2014. The deadline has now closed to apply using our paper form.
We'll aim to pay you your royalty before the end of the year just in time for Christmas. All eligible applicants receive a minimum of £25.
Apply online or log in to your form
A welcome source of income for artists
Payback royalties are a welcome source of income for artists and estates and go towards supporting their practice and livelihood.
Last year we paid artists and estates an average of just over £258 each, with the highest royalty being over £4,188.
Jewellery designer and maker
Clare Hillerby said:
“There are so many things that makers and artists don’t get paid for and getting publicity in the first place can be time consuming. This feels like a nice acknowledgement for getting our work publicised.”
Read more interviews with Payback artists.
Learn more about Payback.
Image: Tom Gauld, cartoonist and illustrator, and Payback claimant © Brian Benson