Resale Right - a-n The Artists Information Company

Artists and supporters of art are being rallied to support final implementation of an important Right for artists, their families and beneficiaries.

DACS (the Design and Artists Copyright Society) has warned visual creators who use social networking sites to promote their work to stop and read the small print.

British artists and their families were dealt a crushing blow in December as Government again decided to delay implementation of the Artist’s Resale Right for artists’ heirs and beneficiaries.

In July, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched a consultation to assess the likely impact of Artist’s Resale Right and the derogation for deceased artists on the UK art market.

Artists are getting record resale royalties as DACS made the fourth set of royalty payments in October.

Measures to give artists a share of the proceeds from the resale of their work became law in January.

In January 2006, Artists’ resale rights will be a reality in the UK, after many years of hard lobbying by artists’ organisations and individual artists. Arguably the most important new right for artists in recent history, this will ensure that […]