The Design and Artists Copyright Society is a British

private limited company A private limited company is any type of business entity in "private" ownership used in many jurisdictions, in contrast to a publicly listed company, with some differences from country to country. Examples include the '' LLC'' in the United St ...

. It is a rights management organisation which collects and distributes royalties to

visual artists The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile arts ...

. It was established in 1983 as the Design and Artists Copyright Society Limited and has distributed £100 million in royalties to visual artists and artists' estates. It retains a percentage of the royalties it collects and distributes. It represents 100,000 visual artists and artists' estates worldwide through an international network of

collecting societies Copyrights can either be licensed or assigned by the owner of the copyright. A copyright collective (also known as a copyright society, copyright collecting agency, licensing agency or copyright collecting society or collective management organiz ...

. It is a member of the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs.CISAC Member Societies List
. ROLLET, Marianne (CISAC). Validated 8 September 2011

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* {{Authority control Copyright collection societies 1984 establishments in the United Kingdom Non-profit organisations based in the United Kingdom Organisations based in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Organizations established in 1984