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Reema Selhi, Head of Policy and International at DACS, has contributed to the first edition of the Journal of IP in Practice with an article examining the UK copyright framework, generative artificial intelligence (AI), and its impact on creators. The piece addresses key issues, including: - Consent, control and compensation for creators   - Compliance with copyright law by AI models   - Transparency around AI model training data and scraping practices DACS continues its advocacy for artists’ rights, focusing on the challenges and opportunities presented by emerging technologies like AI, and will be responding to the UK Government’s consultation on copyright and AI.  You can read the article below: https://lnkd.in/d6_z2iif #DACS #Copyright #GenerativeAI #ArtistsRights #IntellectualProperty

Have you ever wondered what it takes to document an artist's life's work? To celebrate Book Publishers’ Day, art historian Toby Treves shares his experiences in a blog post about writing catalogues raisonnés - comprehensive records of an artist’s entire body of work. As Toby explains, a catalogue raisonné isn’t just for collectors, it’s for students, curators, and art lovers, offering insights into an artist’s creative journey. These books preserve legacies and deepen our understanding of art and its impact on culture - even for those who haven’t seen the works firsthand.  Read his blog: https://lnkd.in/d-Rq6B_M   📸 Peter Layon: Catalogue Raisonne of the Oil Paintings, cover #DACS #DacsForArtists #CatalogueRaisonne #BlogPost

Reacting to the publication of the Government's AI Opportunities Action Plan, published earlier this week, the Creative Rights in AI Coalition has released a joint statement, as outlined in today’s The Guardian: “Following the Prime Minister’s broad commitment to take forward the Plan’s recommendations, DACS and other organisations part of the Creative Rights in AI Coalition are calling on the government to provide assurances that all options in the Copyright and AI Consultation – including enforcing the existing copyright regime with transparency provisions – remain on the table. Christian Zimmermann, Chief Executive, DACS said: "DACS supports this collective statement from rightsholders across the creative and media sectors. Fundamentally, the onus should not be on rights holders to prevent AI firms from exploiting their data without permission or remuneration, and the principles of copyright should be upheld. From a survey of 1000 artists, we found that 84% were open to licensing their work so long as they received fair pay. But a barrier to licensing AI is that developers are not transparent about what works they have used for training and have not been willing to negotiate licences with all rightsholders. The Government should focus on improving licensing deals that bring fair pay and legal certainty, without needing to remove copyright protections. " DACS is part of the Creative Rights in AI Coalition, a new coalition of rights holders including publishers, authors, artists, music businesses, specialist interest publications, unions, and photographers. We urge the Government to spur growth in the creative and tech sectors by protecting copyright. To support this, we have outlined three key principles for copyright and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) policy, calling on the government to adopt these principles as a framework for developing AI policy. https://lnkd.in/d882vDtG #DACS #DacsForArtists #ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI #AI

Did you know?  When you purchase a piece of art, you’re buying the object, not the copyright. Copyright remains with the artist unless explicitly transferred, e.g. via an agreement. https://lnkd.in/dsDsbF2n #DACS #DacsForArtists #DacsAdvice #CopyrightAdvice

DACS is hosting a workshop at Chisenhale Gallery  this Saturday, informed by their current show 'License to Live' by Bruno Zhu. The workshop will cover the basics of copyright law and IP and include a deep dive into licensing agreements for artists using the document central to Bruno Zhu’s current Chisenhale Gallery commission as a case study. The session will close by signposting further available resources and an informal Q&A. 📅 Saturday 11 January ⏰ 2–4pm The event is free to attend. Sign up below: https://lnkd.in/dnu-vwFn 📸 Opening night of Rory Pilgrim, ‘pink & green’, Chisenhale Gallery, London, 2024. Photo: Henry Mills. #DACS #DacsForArtists #PublicEvents #Workshop #CopyrightWorkshop

Today in the House of Commons, MPs debated the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on copyright in the creative industries. Labour MP Polly Billington highlighted concerns about the financial challenges faced by artists, as mentioned in the UK Visual Artists Earnings and Contracts Report, published November 2024. Key points: ✅ Supporting licensing revenue for artists. ✅ Effective opt-out mechanisms for creators. ✅ Transparency over training data. DACS will respond to the Government’s consultation, advocating for consent, control, and fair remuneration for creators. Read more about the debate and the AI consultation: https://lnkd.in/dy3Cd6EE #DACS #DacsForArtists #Copyright #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #CreativeIndustries #ArtistsRights

Our partners at Artquest are running their annual month-long challenge for artists to make a new piece of work every day for 30 days. Register to take part: https://lnkd.in/ddvcHuRJ 📸 Artquest 30/30 2025, Tom Pope 

🎉 Calling all artists, illustrators, and photographers: Payback 2025 is now OPEN for claims!    Payback is an annual scheme that pays all kinds of visual creators for the photocopying or scanning of their artworks in UK books and magazines or when shown on TV.    If you are an illustrator, sculptor, cartoonist, photographer, painter, designer, architect, or any other type of visual artist then you can claim Payback. The important thing is that you own the copyright in your work. Beneficiaries of artists can claim too.    Since 1999, we’ve paid out over £80 million in Payback royalties to visual artists. The money comes from several collective licensing schemes, but mainly from the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA). Every year the CLA sells photocopying licences to businesses to allow them to photocopy copyright-protected works, including books.     Payback runs from January to April each year, with royalties paid in the autumn.  Complete your claim by 14 February to maximise your share of royalties.     Go to payback.dacs.org.uk to register and get started with your claim. Association of Photographers  #DACS #DacsPayback #ClaimNow #Payback #DacsRoyalties #ArtistRoyalties

DACS congratulates our artists members who have been honoured in the King's New Year’s Honours list 2025.     Among those recognised for their extraordinary contributions to the visual arts are DACS members Dame Barbara Davis Rae, honoured with a Damehood, Graham Ibbeson MBE, who was awarded MBE and Rebecca Margaret Salter CBE, awarded CBE.     📸 Rebecca Salter PRA, 2015 © Anne-Katrin Purkiss. All Rights Reserved, DACS/Artimage #DACS #KingHonours #Damehood #OBE #MBE