American Illustrators Claim Your Reprographic Royalties

We urge all published illustrators to join the Artists Rights Society (ARS) and enter a global system to collect and receive reprographic royalties for secondary uses of your work.

Step 1: Artists getting paid

American illustrators received reprographic royalty payments from secondary uses of their work overseas for the first time in January 2019. This success comes from 20+ years of effort by ASIP organizations.

step 2: Join artists rights society

ARS is a visual art collecting society and a member of CISAC — a global network of sister societies. The only requirement is that you must be a published US illustrator and you must apply for ARS membership directly. Membership is free.

step 3: file your claims

Once an ARS member, you can file yearly claims for your published works. If your work was used overseas, you may be eligible to receive royalties based on photocopy and digital copying levies collected by ARS sister societies.

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“I just received my first-ever Reprographic Royalty check: what an amazing achievement for both ASIP and the Artists Rights Society. I evidently followed your campaign over the years, you had courage, perseverance in that generous effort and I am very grateful, deeply grateful for it!”

Etienne Delessert

Our member organizations

Illustrators Partnership of America
Illustrators Partnership of America
Association of Medical Illustrators
Association of Medical Illustrators
American Society of Architectural Illustrators
American Society of Architectural Illustrators
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators
Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators
American Society Aviation Artists
American Society Aviation Artists
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
San Francisco Society of Illustrators
San Francisco Society of Illustrators
National Cartoonists Society
National Cartoonists Society
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
Society of Illustrators San Diego
Society of Illustrators San Diego

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