If you find some publisher boosting your content, invoice them!
Early this year Computerworld took an image off my website to illustrate an article. I sent them a polite note saying that my single-use fee for the image was $250. It took me a little while to find the right person, but they eventually apologized for the error and sent me a check. It was a pleasant moral victory.
I just made up a number that would be non-negligible, both for them and in relation to my time spent pursuing them. I have no idea what photographers actually charge for this sort of thing.
Early this year Computerworld took an image off my website to illustrate an article. I sent them a polite note saying that my single-use fee for the image was $250. It took me a little while to find the right person, but they eventually apologized for the error and sent me a check. It was a pleasant moral victory.
For the curious, their article:
https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9203159/Cubicle_wars...
And mine:
http://www.scissor.com/resources/teamroom/