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Design and Artists Copyright Society

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The Design and Artists Copyright Society is a British private limited company.[1] It is a rights management organisation which collects and distributes royalties to visual artists.

It was established in 1983 as the Design and Artists Copyright Society Limited[2] and has distributed £100 million in royalties to visual artists and artists' estates.[citation needed] It retains a percentage of the royalties it collects and distributes.[citation needed] It represents 100,000 visual artists and artists' estates worldwide through an international network of collecting societies.[citation needed] It is a member of the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs.[3]

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  1. ^ Design and Artists Copyright Society: Company number 01780482. Companies House. Accessed May 2022.
  2. ^ Adrian Barr-Smith (28 November 1983). Declaration of compliance with the requirements on application for registration of a company: Design and Artists Copyright Society Limited. Companies House. Accessed May 2022.
  3. ^ CISAC Member Societies List Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. ROLLET, Marianne (CISAC). Validated 8 September 2011
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