spacecadet Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Yes, HMS Revenue is one of our finest and most expensive warships. It annoys everyone each April by shooting a tax form wrapped around a 4.5" shell through their front-room window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Chapman Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Yes, HMS Revenue is one of our finest and most expensive warships. It annoys everyone each April by shooting a tax form wrapped around a 4.5" shell through their front-room window. Or a tax bill in December due for payment by Jan 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSnapper Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I'm baffled about the drop. Did you have any TV usages in 2014? That would have bumped up the payment in 2015..... km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpole Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Is this automatic or do you have to sign up somewhere ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 https://www.dacs.org.uk/for-artists/payback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariaJ Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Is this automatic or do you have to sign up somewhere ? I believe that according to the latest contributor's contract, alamy will collect on your behalf unless you gave them notice by July 30, 2016 that you don't want them to do so. I'm assuming that means that if you missed the deadline, you have to let alamy collect on your behalf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Myford Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Is this automatic or do you have to sign up somewhere ? Last year the DACS payment showed up in Account Balance on the 17th, so you should soon see if Alamy have automatically claimed for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpole Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Is this automatic or do you have to sign up somewhere ? I believe that according to the latest contributor's contract, alamy will collect on your behalf unless you gave them notice by July 30, 2016 that you don't want them to do so. I'm assuming that means that if you missed the deadline, you have to let alamy collect on your behalf. THanks for reply MairaJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCee Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Is this automatic or do you have to sign up somewhere ? I believe that according to the latest contributor's contract, alamy will collect on your behalf unless you gave them notice by July 30, 2016 that you don't want them to do so. I'm assuming that means that if you missed the deadline, you have to let alamy collect on your behalf. THanks for reply MairaJ Alamy collect the DACs payments on my behalf, but that came about after they sent out an email asking if I would like them to do so. You'll need to instruct Alamy to collect this for you in the first year, after which it'll happen automatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Estall Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I'm about £50 up on last year which was a bit of a nice surprise. The last few years it has been going down by something like that. Even though DACs reduces their charge by 1% every year, there are usually more photographers claiming every year so the pie gets sliced thinner most years. What does concern me is what is going to happen if or when PICSEL manages to grab part or all of the fund. I am a one-man-member of BAPLA but I am non the wiser. I don't do anything direct with TV so let Alamy claim on that sector if there is anything to claim for that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 $15....better than nothing at all (pre registered last year, so it came automatically this year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisC Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Didn't know anything about DACS payments, but just checking my zooms and I noticed I am suddenly over the current cleared balance, having checked the net revenue it has other payments $15.16, but under balance of account is says DACS payment 2016. One of my images did sell to Irish TV this year, would that be the reason or is it from another sale last year? Happy to be getting a few quid as a January payment, as I was $13 short Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York Photographer Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Didn't know anything about DACS payments, but just checking my zooms and I noticed I am suddenly over the current cleared balance, having checked the net revenue it has other payments $15.16, but under balance of account is says DACS payment 2016. One of my images did sell to Irish TV this year, would that be the reason or is it from another sale last year? Happy to be getting a few quid as a January payment, as I was $13 short As far as I know it's for the previous year, so your $15 could be for published picture last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I received $15.16 too. I'd love to know what image it was for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisC Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Didn't know anything about DACS payments, but just checking my zooms and I noticed I am suddenly over the current cleared balance, having checked the net revenue it has other payments $15.16, but under balance of account is says DACS payment 2016. One of my images did sell to Irish TV this year, would that be the reason or is it from another sale last year? Happy to be getting a few quid as a January payment, as I was $13 short As far as I know it's for the previous year, so your $15 could be for published picture last year Cheers. I see, I had a few in books, so I guess it's one of them rather than a newspaper sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesC Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 This was completely off my radar so a pleasant surprise to see $15 added to my balance! Is there any way of finding out which image/usage it relates to? Thanks Alamy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallaspaparazzo Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Exactly what are DACS? This is the first year that I received one. It listed as other income DACS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallaspaparazzo Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Thank you Alamy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyscraperfan Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I am quite shocked that they now do this automatically. They used to ask me every year and I always refused, because I did not want them to get 50%. Hiding this somewhere in a new contributor contact is not how how treat your members. They knew that many contributors will not be aware of it. This is an important change in the contract and it should have been communicated better.PS: I just looked at the recent contrubutor contract. You can't finde "DACS" a single time in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I am quite shocked that they now do this automatically. They used to ask me every year and I always refused, because I did not want them to get 50%. Hiding this somewhere in a new contributor contact is not how how treat your members. They knew that many contributors will not be aware of it. This is an important change in the contract and it should have been communicated better. PS: I just looked at the recent contrubutor contract. You can't finde "DACS" a single time in there. On June 15th I got am email advising me of the contract changes with a link to this http://www.alamy.com/terms/contributor-contract-changes.asp?utm_campaign=408018_Contract%20change%20June%202016&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Alamy%20Contributors%20&dm_i=2SWW,8QTU,12IBKJ,SUJV,1 which specifically mentions collecting societies. Clause 28. It's not hidden at all- it's mentioned in the third paragraph of the rubric. DACS isn't mentioned by name because it is not the only collecting society. There was an opt-out which I exercised and I got an email to confirm it the same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpole Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 $30.78 for me that was nice to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebabselector Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I was wondering what the extra DACS payment was for. Handy - although at the rate I'm selling I wont see it for a while!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Did you have any TV usages in 2014? That would have bumped up the payment in 2015. None, I'm afraid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallaspaparazzo Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 https://www.dacs.org...uestions#FAQ160 Very interesting reading about what DACS is and how it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Here's an explanation about the changes that we, as creators need to observe because we'll need to complete the claim for 2016 much, much earlier - and if possible, provide as many ISBNs as possible. How this should be achieved with Alamy sales, I'd like to know : http://www.epuk.org/news/update-dacs-payback-and-creators-rights Merry Christmas, all! Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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