News and insights

DACS appoints artists Adham Faramawy and Simon Patterson as Board members

DACS welcomes artists Adham Faramawy and Simon Patterson to our Board, and congratulates Janette Parris on her reappointment.

• 18 September 2023

DACS Annual Review 2022 - £16.4 million paid to over 82,000 artists and estates in 2022

DACS has published its latest Annual Review which reveals that 82,000 artists and estates received £16.4 million in royalties through our services in 2022.

• 13 September 2023

DACS AI Survey – your opinion matters

We want to hear from artists, estates and artists’ representatives how AI may be impacting their work, and whether there are concerns about the possible implications of AI on copyright.

• 8 September 2023

Report recommends support for creatives as AI use grows

The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Select Committee has published a report on connected technology and the creative industries.

• 31 August 2023

DACS co-signs letter requesting meeting on Government's IP exhaustion plans

As a member of the Alliance for Intellectual Property, DACS has co-signed an open letter requesting a cross sector meeting on the Government's IP exhaustion decision.

• 7 August 2023

New report sheds light on significance of the Artist’s Resale Right (ARR)

DACS has today released a new report which highlights the pivotal role ARR royalties play in supporting artists and the wider UK art market.

• 2 August 2023

DACS supports the Tish Murtha Estate on an infringement

DACS supported the Tish Murtha Estate when a photograph used as the cover art for Jamie T's single 'The Old Style Raiders' was heavily inspired by a photograph by Tish Murtha from her series Youth Unemployment, 1981.

• 28 July 2023

DACS provides a briefing for House of Lords debate on AI

DACS provided a briefing to attendees of a House of Lords debate on 24th July on the ongoing policy development of advanced artificial intelligence, its associated risks and potential approaches to regulation within the UK and internationally.

• 25 July 2023

DACS co-signs letter to policy makers on Artificial Intelligence

As a member of European Visual Artists and CISAC - the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers – DACS is pleased to co-sign an Open Letter to policy makers on Artificial Intelligence. The letter lays out principles that ensure artists and creators are respected, and copyright remains robust, with the proliferation of AI across the cultural sector.

• 24 July 2023

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition visit

The All Party Parliamentary Group for Visual Arts visited the Royal Academy’s annual Summer Exhibition, with Lord John Bird MBE.

• 21 July 2023

All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Visual Arts launches with new Chair

On Tuesday 23rd May 2023, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Visual Arts convened for its inaugural AGM, where the appointment of Theo Clarke MP as Chair was confirmed, along with officers of the group and key priorities.

• 10 July 2023

DACS provides a briefing for a House of Lords debate on risks faced by the creative industries

DACS provided a briefing to attendees of a House of Lords debate on Friday 7th July on the importance of the creative industries.

• 7 July 2023