Re: Unauthorized use of picture...

[Gene Woolridge <gene360@xxxxxxxxx>]

At our studio we have a minimum for single-use set @ $250
But you know dammed well they'll stomp, piss & moan about it!

My thought about that!
Tuff  $%^&!
They shouldn't have have run it without considering the penalties.



Thinh Le wrote:

> I just discover one of my pan pictures (not a picture of bread :-) from my
> website was used without my knowledge and authorization by a very commercial
> local newspaper in California. They seriously cropped the picture but I
> still recognize the small part that they used anyway. I will give them the
> benefit of proving that the picture is their but I doubt if they can do it
> without reshooting it at the exact spot that I did and without having
> something in the environment changed. The newspaper is a weekly and has a
> circulation of 25000. I don't want to sue them, I just want to ask for a
> fair compensation. However, I am not a professional photographer so I don't
> know what a fair price would be for this particular case. Can anyone suggest
> a website that has some pricing guidelines and a website with good copyright
> information. All suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.
> TL