Design and Artists Copyright Society
Budget
€10 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.2 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Established by artists for artists, DACS is a not-for-profit visual artists’ rights management organisation. Passionate about transforming the financial landscape for visual artists through innovative new products and services, DACS acts as a trusted broker for 150,000 artists worldwide. Founded in 1984, DACS is a flagship organisation that has and continues to campaign for artists’ rights, championing their sustained and vital contribution to the creative economy. In its support of artists and their work, DACS collects and distributes royalties to visual artists and their estates through Artist’s Resale Right, Copyright Licensing, Artimage, and via Payback.
EU Legislative Interests
Digital Single Market including Copyright Directive Orphan Works Directive 2012/28/EU Resale Right Directive 2001/84/EC InfoSoc Directive 2001/29/EC Rental and lending right Directive 2006/115/EC Collective Rights Management Directive 2014/26/EU Satellite and Cable Directive 93/83/EEC
Communication Activities
DACS does not regularly participate directly in the EU policies but via umbrella organisations such as European Visual Artists (EVA).
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
European Visual Artists (EVA) Online Art (OLA) International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) British Copyright Council (BCC) International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) Alliance for Intellectual Property International Authors Forum Creative UK Creators Rights Alliance (this is not an exhaustive list)
Organisation Members
DACS is a membership organisation with over 180,000 members worldwide: http://www.dacs.org.uk/about-us/what-is-dacs Members are represented directly or through reciprocal or unilateral agreements with sister societies (who are organisations in other jurisdictions managing the rights of visual artists): https://www.dacs.org.uk/about-us/our-network
Additional Information
DACS does not directly carry out activities covered by the register. Instead, DACS is a member of bodies such as European Visual Artists (EVA) and other bodies who carry out the activities on behalf of its members. This is the reason why the costs associated with the activities is under 10,000 Euros per annum.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.