Artists in the UK receive “Artists’ Resale Rights” by which they benefit from a proportion of the profits made when their works are resold through an auction house or art market professional. In 2001 the EU adopted a Directive that all Member states introduce this right into their domestic laws by 2006. Though generally opposed by UK based auction houses, the UK Parliament eventually legislated to give living artists this right and, by 2012, the right was extended to the estates of artists who have died within the previous 70 years.
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