list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message artists collecting society established 2006 location london type copyright collective website artists collecting society website artists collecting society acs is the community interest collecting society for the collection and distribution of droit de suite or artist s resale right arr royalties . contents 1 about acs 2 background of arr 3 references 4 external links about acs edit acs manages copyright and administers the collection and distribution of arr throughout europe on behalf of its member artists . the artists collecting society was established in june 2006 by harriet bridgeman ceo and founder of the bridgeman art library at the request of the society of london art dealers slad and the british art market federation bamf . by providing artists with a choice of collecting society acs ensures the rate of commission charged on the collection of arr remains competitive . formed as a community interest company acs operates solely for the benefit of their member artists . any surplus income is used to benefit member artists and to support various art prizes and bursaries for details of these please contact the office acs represents over 1 000 artists and artists estates including well known artists such as lucian freud laura knight frank auerbach howard hodgkin paula rego and maggi hambling . background of arr edit artist s resale right was introduced in the uk in february 2006 under directive european union 2001 84 . it entitles artists and their beneficiaries to a royalty from the commercial resale of an original work of art when the sale price reaches or exceeds the sterling equivalent of 1 000 . arr lasts for the lifetime of the creator and for 70 years after the creator s death . the royalty is calculated on a sliding scale beginning at 4 per cent of the hammer price for the first 50 000 . 1 to calculate a royalty please click here to be directed to the online calculator . references edit as stated in ec directive 2001 84 . for more information on the regulations please visit the acs website . external links edit artists collecting society website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title artists % 27 collecting society & oldid 743594818 categories copyright collection societiescompanies based in londonhidden categories articles lacking in text citations from april 2015all articles lacking in text citationspages using infobox museum with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 09 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view