For Artists

  • DACS speaking at UAL conference on intellectual property practices in the arts

    DACS is delighted to be speaking at the University of the Arts London’s (UAL) forthcoming conference, Questioning Rights: Disruptive and emerging IPR management practices in the arts, on Tuesday 21 April 2015 at Central St Martins.

    13 April 2015

  • Artists’ Payback royalties secured for 2015 and 2016

    DACS is pleased to announce it has made positive progress in its discussions with the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) regarding the royalties owed to visual artists through its collective licensing scheme. These royalties are paid annually to artists and estates through DACS’ Payback scheme. 

    23 March 2015

  • Fair use: copyright differences in the UK and US

    A recent US guide outlining ‘fair use’ in the visual arts – uses of copyright-protected artwork which do not need to be cleared with the artist or artist’s estate - has been gaining momentum here in the UK. DACS advises anyone seeking to reproduce an artwork in the UK to be cautious of the guide, and mindful of the differences between UK and US copyright law.

    20 March 2015

  • UK copyright protection for designers to be extended in April 2020

    The Government has announced that the length of copyright protection in the UK for mass-produced artistic works will increase on 6 April 2020. This will primarily benefit designers in the applied or decorative arts, for work produced in multiple copies of 50 or more.

    25 February 2015

  • DACS' statement on its dispute with the Copyright Licensing Agency

    DACS has released a statement about its ongoing dispute with the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) regarding the share of royalties owed to visual artists through the collective licensing scheme it operates. These royalties are distributed annually to artists through our Payback scheme.

    20 February 2015

  • DACS wins Researcher-in-Residence award

    DACS is delighted to have won a Researcher-in-Residence award from Creativeworks London. The award will support doctoral researcher, Tania Phipps-Rufus, to work with DACS to research the potential of intellectual property law for artists in the digital age.

    2 February 2015