LONDON.- Artists and supporters of art are being rallied to support the final implementation of an important Right for artists, their families and beneficiaries. The Artist’s Resale Right will be fully established on 1 January 2012 aligning it with all other EU member states. DACS (Design and Artists Copyright Society) are asking people to sign a petition welcoming the final implementation and calling on the UK Government and European Commission to recognise the importance of the Right in supporting artists, their families and beneficiaries. The Right currently allows visual artists an ongoing stake in the value of their work by paying artists a modest royalty when their works are resold through auction houses, galleries, and art dealers. The full implementation of the Right will extend this royalty to deceased artists’ families and beneficiaries, providing desperately needed funding for managing an artist’s e