Start the new year off right by claiming your royalties for reprography of your illustrations and animations in foreign countries from France ADAGP and United Kingdom DACS during 2024.
DEADLINES:
France – ADAGP
- Author Activities Form due January 25, 2025
- Individual Claim forms due February 21, 2025
United Kingdom – DACS
- Publication History due February 7, 2025
You Must be an Artists Rights Society (ARS) Member to Access the Claim Forms
Not an Illustrator Member of the Artists Rights Society? Join ARS Today to make your 2024 claims. It is free to join, and the membership form is easy to fill out. You will also need to file a W-9 form with ARS, which is available at the same link.
Have questions about reprographic rights and collective licensing? See our FAQ.
ADAGP Claim Forms for France
US illustrators who have had their artworks copied from books, serials (magazines, journals), television, and newspapers can claim their share of collective licensing through ARS’ sister society, ADAGP in France.
January 25, 2025 the Author Activities Form is due. Note: If you have submitted this claim in years past, you do NOT need to do so this year. If you are unsure if you have submitted it before, it does not hurt to submit a new version.
February 21, 2025 Claim Forms for Books, Serials, TV and Private Copy Digital Press are due. This includes school texts, Science Technology and Medical (STM) texts, paperbacks, comics, fine art books, magazines, journals and newspapers where your work has been published from 2019-2024.
- Form for Books. Please fill out the form for all French books such as school texts, Science Technology and Medical (STM) texts, paperbacks, comics, fine art books, etc., where your work has been published 2019-2024. Please carefully follow the instructions and the required formatting, including mandatory ISBN numbers. (Most ISBN numbers can be found by searching the title on Amazon).
- Form for Press. Please fill out the form for all French magazines, journals and newspapers, where your work has been published from in 2023-2024. Please carefully follow the instructions. You will need to provide ISSN numbers.
- Form for Television and SVOD. Please complete the form for you works such animations and illustrations that appeared on on French TV Channels or streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ where your work has been featured. For TV, only broadcasts from 2023 should be reported. For streaming Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ uses, any program available on the platform can be reported, with no time limit.
- Form for French Press Revenues. If you are a press photographer or press illustrator, please complete the spreadsheet to indicate the regarding the percentage of income of generated by French press compared to your total income in 2024.
- Form for Video Sharing Platforms (YouTube and Dailymotion). Please complete the form for all YouTube and Dailymotion videos that include your works. These can be videos from any date, as long as they are still visible on the platform.
- Form for Movie Posters. Please complete the form for movie posters distributed in France that include your work. These can be from any date, with no time limit.
- Form for Record Sleeves. Please complete the form for all CD or record sleeves that include your works. These can be from any date, with no time limit.
- Form for DVD Covers. Please complete the form for all DVD covers with an EAN distributed in France that include your works. These can be from any date, with no time limit.
DACS Payback for UK
US visual artists who have had their work licensed reprographically in the UK can apply for Payback via ARS or through the Payback portal online. Payback 2025 is open. Submitting claims to DACS is a two-part process, the first claim form due in February is a summary of publications including your ISBNs, ISSNs and URLs. The second form required will be due in April and includes more annotation of the original list you provided in addition to any work featured on UK TV programs and broadcasts. Both forms will need to be submitted to complete your claim.