Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Matthew Haughey <matt AT haughey.com>]

On Jul 8, 2004, at 3:42 PM, Todd A. Jacobs wrote:
> Oh, and just so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle: have you tried
> contacting the editor directly? A well-placed, *polite* phone call 
> might
> resolve your problems without all the drama if it was an accidental
> infringement.

WIth or without a CC license, what the publication did was wrong, and I 
would start with the advice given here. It has happened to photographer 
friends of mine before, and usually a polite phone call to the staff 
informing them that they published a photograph of yours without 
permission, and that it is a problem, is enough.

Since they already ran the photo w/o permission, most publications will 
send you a check for the standard freelance photography rate. In a 
couple cases among people I know, that usually amounted to an apology 
from the editor and a check for $150-500.

Matt