Droit de Suite nets £1m in its first year

THE British art trade has paid out over £1m since Droit de Suite came into force at the start of the year. Despite some initial bureaucratic difficulties, the Artists’ Resale Right appears to have been implemented more smoothly in Britain than in other European countries.

The collecting agency in the UK, the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS), distributed £340,0…

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