Unless you register with the DPRS you cannot receive monies due to you. A recent campaign by the DPRS (in collaboration with the DGGB and BECTU) has succeeded in winning an annual payment from British Broadcasters to compensate directors if their works are repeated or sold. DPRS has devised a scheme for administering payments to individual directors (UK Distribution Scheme). To benefit, you must be registered with the Society.

The DPRS monitors transmissions on over 60 European channels to check whether members’ work is shown and processes programme information provided by British Broadcasters. To collect these payments, you (and your works) need to be registered with the Society.

Ongoing campaigns seek to win directors improved contractual and moral rights. The more directors who join, the stronger the Society becomes and the better the chances that we can improve the director’s position.

The DPRS is a non profit-making organisation. However, effective from January 1st 2007 there is a one-off registration fee of £75 + VAT. Additionally there is a management fee on all distributions. The latter is currently set at 15% for overseas collections and 10% for payments under the UK Distribution Scheme.

Contact the DPRS immediately for details of how to register. membership@dprs.org