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The Copyright Licensing Agency approves inclusion of workplace AI permissions to corporate and public sector licences

These new permissions will cover employees in licensed businesses looking to copy or use published content as a prompt or input as part of their work.

• 19 December 2024

Save the date: Payback 2025 opens on 6 January

Sign up now or log in to your Payback account and claim your share of millions of pounds in royalties.

• 6 December 2024

Claiming my creative rights: How DACS Payback supports artists

DACS member and illustrator Jonathan Woodward spoke to DACS about how the Payback scheme has benefitted him.

• 1 October 2024

109,000 visual creators receive a share in £5.3 million of Payback royalties

This month, DACS has begun distributing £5.3 million in royalties to 109,000 visual creators and their representatives through its annual Payback scheme.

• 30 September 2024

How does Payback help charities and artists?

A blog by Garry Hunter, Founder of Fitzrovia Noir, on the Payback scheme

• 23 January 2024

Payback 2024 is open for claims!

Our annual Payback scheme pays artists, illustrators and photographers royalties for the reuse of their works that have been published in UK books, magazines or on TV.

• 16 January 2024

Save The Date: Payback 2024 Opens on 15 January

Sign up now and claim your share of millions of pounds in royalties

• 15 December 2023

92,000 visual creators receive share of £5.3 million in royalties

Today, 92,000 visual creators have received a share of £5.3 million in royalties as part of DACS’ annual Payback scheme. This year has seen a 14% increase in royalties on 2022.

• 4 October 2023

Payback 2023 is open for claims!

Our annual Payback scheme pays artists, illustrators and photographers royalties when their works have been published in UK books, magazines or on TV. Sign up now and claim your share of millions of pounds in royalties.

• 25 January 2023

DACS distributes £4.6 million in Payback royalties to visual artists and creators

DACS has distributed a share of £4.6 million in royalties to 96,000 photographers, illustrators, and artists through its annual Payback scheme.

• 1 November 2022

'Being acknowledged through royalties drives us to keep going' - Artist Cos Ahmet on Payback

Artist Cos Ahmet’s multidisciplinary practice is preoccupied by the relationship between the body and materiality. Here, he explains how the Payback scheme has made a difference to his practice and career.

• 11 April 2022

'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