Copyright question

[Bob Palin]

Last night KUTV (SLC) used 12 of my pictures they got from Panoramio on their news segment about a lost hiker, they displayed a notice saying "Courtesy: Bob Palin" on them but in fact they had not contacted me at all. The pictures were actually from Sand Creek in Wayne County not the one in Garfield County where the hiker was lost.

I think they should compensate me for the use of the pictures but have no idea what to ask for - any ideas? I assume there is a going rate they pay for this kind of thing.

http://www.kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_1210.shtml

 

[Bill]

$500 a piece for limited usage rights sounds about right to me. Type up an invoice and send it off to their accounting department.

 

[Bob Palin]

So now ABC-4 has asked for permission to use the pictures, no compensation offered of course. I said no as I am pursuing CBS.

 

[Bob Palin]

Settled. They were very reasonable about the whole thing though it took several calls to and from different people. They've taken the clip down, though I would have preferred they didn't actually, and won't use the pictures again. Didn't get $500 a picture, still have to work...