1. International Authors Forum
AGM – Rome
14 March 2018

2. “Has the artist been paid
“Has the artist been paid?” Contracts, the Artist’s Resale Right and other concerns
Signs of prosperity:
Global art market worth US$45bn in 2016: TEFAF Art Market Report 2017
Visual arts contribute US$3bn GVA to the UK economy a year: Study by EY: ‘Cultural Times: The first global map of cultural and creative industries December 2015

3. “Has the artist been paid
“Has the artist been paid?” Contracts, the Artist’s Resale Right and other concerns
DACS: the flagship UK CMO for visual artists, established in 1984 by artists for artists
Our mission: championing artists’ rights and transforming their financial landscape
We have distributed over £100 million to over 100,000 artists

4. “Has the artist been paid
“Has the artist been paid?” Contracts, the Artist’s Resale Right and other concerns
Source: CIPPM report Copyright contracts and earnings of visual creators, 2011

5. “Has the artist been paid
“Has the artist been paid?” Contracts, the Artist’s Resale Right and other concerns
Contracts and cultural heritage institutions:
No exhibitors fee for UK artists
EY Cultural Times study in 2015 found:
71% of UK artists received no fee for exhibiting in galleries
59% did not even receive expenses
Freely transferrable copyright and waivable moral rights
Copyright is not part of unfair contract law

6. “Has the artist been paid
“Has the artist been paid?” Contracts, the Artist’s Resale Right and other concerns
Challenges:
Reasonable remuneration from cultural heritage institutions
Legal loopholes – framing
Copyright exceptions
Lack of an international Artist’s Resale Right