Artist’s Resale Right: Evidence Gathering
We are looking to learn more about how Artist’s Resale Right is working since its introduction to UK law in 2006.
The Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) entitles authors of original works of art (including paintings, engravings, sculpture and ceramics) to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an auction house or art market professional.
We are interested in evidence relating to:
- the scale and cost of administering the Right and the impact this has on art businesses
- the numbers of artists who are benefitting from the Right, particularly at the lower threshold
Information received through this exercise will contribute to a periodic review at an EU level, which is likely to take place in 2015.
Art dealers, galleries and auction houses are invited to complete the online questionnaire below as part of that evidence-gathering exercise.
We will also be seeking information from the Artists’ Collecting Society and Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS), who are the collecting societies through whom artists receive the royalty payment.
We intend to publish a report of the findings in September 2014.
Frequently asked questions on ARR are answered on the website of DACS.