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The Story Behind the Archive: Artist Collective Bow Gamelan's Journey to ReCollecting

Bow Gamelan Ensemble received a Recollect bursary - funded by Arts Council England and run by DACS - to preserve and share their archive; here, they share their journey.

• 8 April 2025

Considering creatives, copyright and AI: a new report by DACS, PICSEL and Convocation Research and Design

A new report published today, commissioned by not-for-profit organisations DACS and PICSEL, proposes how the UK government could tackle the ongoing challenges around copyright and generative AI by adopting transparency measures that enable better control and fair pay for artists and rightsholders.

• 8 April 2025

APPG for Visual Arts and Artists holds meeting on strengthening the visual arts sector

the APPG for Visual Arts and Artists held its second meeting of 2025, on supporting investment in the visual arts across the UK

• 1 April 2025

Consultation on copyright: Doing nothing is not an option

Scraping artists’ work is like automating shoplifting, says chair of DACS, Margaret Heffernan. She argues that current copyright law is woefully inadequate in protecting artists’ rights.

• 28 March 2025

Copyright and AI Consultation: DACS' key recommendations

As the copyright and AI consultation closes, and the government considers its response to the thousands of submissions received, we outline our key recommendations and how we see the route forward.

• 20 March 2025

DACS CEO Christian Zimmermann shares AI and copyright expertise at International Authors Forum AGM 2025

Christian Zimmerman speaks at the 2025 International Authors Forum

• 18 March 2025

DACS joins rightsholders from across the creative industries for meeting with Secretary of State for Science Innovation and Technology.

This week DACS joined a meeting called by James Frith MP to discuss a route forward from the copyright and AI consultation, that respects the control and remuneration of rightsholders.

• 14 March 2025

Capturing change: artist Dave Lewis on photography, memory, and why licensing matters

As part of our Image in Focus series, Dave Lewis reflects on how photography can capture overlooked histories and the importance of licensing to artists.

• 5 March 2025

How we've supported artists' rights in February

Across February, we've been actively campaigning for the protection of artists' rights on behalf of our members.

• 4 March 2025

Tish Murtha’s evocative photography features across Sam Fender’s album artwork and merchandise

DACS is proud to have facilitated the licensing of Tish Murtha’s photography for the cover of Sam Fender’s new album, People Watching.

• 25 February 2025

Join the campaign: How DACS has responded to the UK Government's Copyright and AI Consultation

DACS has submitted a response to the UK Government consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence, calling for rightsholder control, transparency and fair pay.

• 25 February 2025

Copyright and A.I. consultation: how to respond

DACS has produced a guide to completing the UK Government's consultation on Copyright and artificial intelligence, to help you respond and express your views on the Government's proposals.

• 13 February 2025