Q: How do I join ACS?
All you need to do is sign an ACS mandate and complete our registration form with your contact details. You can also register online by clicking here. Alternatively you can call us on +44 (0) 845 11 22 400 or email us at info@artistscollectingsociety.org.uk for more information.
If you are currently a member of an alternative collecting society you will need to notify them of your decision to mandate ACS.
Q: Is there any joining fee?
No. ACS does not make any charge to artists who wish to mandate us to collect ARR royalties on their behalf.
Q: Who pays Artist’s Resale Right royalties?
According to the UK Regulations, the seller of the work is jointly responsible and shares the responsibility with i) the agent of the seller, or if the seller is not using an agent ii) the agent of the buyer, or if the buyer is not using an agent iii) the buyer, provided the seller, agent or buyer is an art market professional. In practice, the terms of the art market professional may provide for the buyer to pay the ARR royalties.
Q: How much do I get?
The royalty payment due to you is calculated as a percentage of the resale price as follows:
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Resale price (€)
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Royalty percentage amount due
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From 1,000 to 50,000
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4.00%
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From 50,000.01 to 200,000
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3.00%
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From 200,000.01 to 350,000
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1.00%
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From 350,000.01 to 500,000
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0.50%
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Over 500,000
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0.25%
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The royalty is capped at €12,500.00
Q: Can I waive my Artist’s Resale Right, or assign it to someone else?
No, an artist cannot waive or assign his or her right. The royalty can only be paid to you as the creator of the work which has been resold, or as the beneficiary or other successor of the creator.
Q: What can I do if I have already registered with another collecting society?
If you have already registered with another collecting society for the collection of Artist’s Resale Right royalties, you are at liberty to change your mind. Check the terms of your agreement but most collecting societies stipulate a three-month notice period to deregister. If you have registered with another collecting society for the administration of your copyright or any other rights, this should not prevent you from registering with ACS for the management of your Artist’s Resale Right at the same time.
Q: What happens if my work is resold on the internet?
Artist’s Resale Right will still apply if a professional art trader uses an internet-based service or an internet platform to sell your work as long as your work qualifies under the other criteria.
Q: Why can’t I receive my royalty from my dealer?
The UK Regulations stipulate that Artist’s Resale Right must be managed by a collecting society. This means that the royalty must be collected by a collecting society and distributed by the collecting society to you.
Q: Why do you need to know my nationality?
Artist’s Resale Right is not yet an international law. It has been introduced throughout the EEA and in a number of other countries. If an artist is a national of an ARR qualifying country then he or she is elgible for Artist’s Resale Right but not otherwise.
Q: What happens when I die?
Artist’s Resale Right can be held by the successors of a deceased artist and can currently be exercised by descendants of any nationality. For more information or to register as a personal representative, trustee or beneficiary of a deceased artist, please visit our beneficiaries page.
Q: What happens if my work is resold abroad?
In major art markets like France, we can collect royalties directly without going through a European sister collecting society. This means that our artists do not pay two commisions, the foreign collecting society’s and our own.
Where direct collection is not possible, ACS has agreements with European collecting societies. This ensures that royalties on all foreign sales of our artists’ work are collected quickly and efficiently.
Q: What happens if my work is resold privately?
Works of art which are sold between two private individuals who are not professional art traders or agents are not eligible for Artist’s Resale Right.
