How DACS can help you

Has your work been resold for £1000 or more by an art market professional? The Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) law means you could be due royalties.

Has your work been featured in UK publications or on TV? Let us know the details and you could get an annual royalty payment through Payback.

Have you had a licensing request for your work? We can make sure your rights are protected and help grow your income too.

We campaign and advocate for the rights of artists, creators and their beneficiaries, working with partners across the sector and with government to make sure you can receive fair pay for your work.

We help you to understand copyright law, so you can protect your rights. Find out about commissions, infringements, disputes and exceptions.

Are you an art market professional planning to sell a work that has sold before? We can help you understand your responsibilities around ARR when reselling work as an auction house, gallery or ‌art dealer.

We regularly work with auction houses to arrange licences for forthcoming auction sales, for inclusion of artworks in sales catalogues, printed promotional material and in newsletters and on websites.

We work with many modern and contemporary art galleries to manage the licensing of their represented artists. We can offer a wrap-around service negotiating fees, arranging licences, releasing image files, and collecting royalty fees on behalf of your artists.

Copyright licensing is the process of getting permission to use someone's creative work, like a painting, photograph or graphic design.

If you are interested in featuring a work in your print, digital publication, on TV or on a product: we can help you find images and understand your responsibilities around copyright licensing.

We work with over 100,000 artists, creators and their beneficiaries, and have unique direct contact with rights holders, so you get a wide choice and efficient service. And by licensing through us, you’re supporting creatives and the sector.