I propose TechCorp pays $18,000 for the unauthorized use ($15,000 standard national campaign rate + $3,000 for damages and delayed payment) and provides written credit acknowledging me as the photographer. I will grant them retroactive license.

We offer $6,000 as a gesture of goodwill ($299 we paid to ImageStock + $5,700 additional), immediate removal from all materials (already done), and photographer credit on our website. We believe ImageStock should bear primary responsibility.

Beyond the licensing fee, this unauthorized use has damaged my ability to license this image exclusively to other clients. Several potential clients have declined to license the image because they saw it in TechCorp's campaign.

While we maintain we acted in good faith, we understand the photographer's position. We removed the image from all active materials as of April 1st. We're open to discussing reasonable resolution that acknowledges our good faith purchase.

Research showing cases where good faith purchasers from stock agencies were not held liable for infringement when the agency misrepresented rights. Case examples: Kelly v. Arriba Soft (2003), BWP Media v. T&N (2015).

Email exchange with ImageStock Agency dated April 2, 2024. They confirmed my image was uploaded by user 'ProStock_2023' on July 15, 2023 without proper verification. ImageStock has since removed the image and suspended the account.

We invested over $250,000 in this campaign including design, media buys, and production. We selected this image in good faith and built our entire campaign around it. We have already incurred significant costs.

ImageStock's Terms of Service include warranty that all images are properly licensed. Section 4.2 states: 'ImageStock warrants it has the right to license all images in its collection.' As buyers, we relied on this warranty.

I never uploaded this image to ImageStock or any other stock agency. TechCorp claims they purchased it through ImageStock, but I have no relationship with that agency. Someone must have uploaded my copyrighted work without authorization.

We conducted reasonable due diligence by purchasing from a reputable stock agency. ImageStock represented they had proper rights to license the image. We should not be liable for their failure to verify copyright ownership.

My standard licensing rates for commercial use: $5,000 for regional campaigns, $15,000 for national campaigns, $25,000 for exclusive rights. TechCorp's nationwide campaign would typically cost $15,000-$20,000.

Purchase Order #IS-2023-894561 dated August 10, 2023. Purchased 'Urban Sunset Cityscape' from ImageStock for $299. License type: Extended Commercial License - allows nationwide advertising use. Invoice and license agreement attached.

We purchased this image in good faith from ImageStock, a well-known stock photography agency. We have a valid commercial license and paid $299 for nationwide usage rights. If there was an issue with ImageStock's rights to the image, that's between the photographer and the agency.

Screenshots from TechCorp's website, Instagram, Facebook, and billboard photographs showing my image used prominently in their 'Innovation in Motion' campaign. Campaign ran from September 2023 to March 2024.

Submitted original RAW files from my Canon EOS R5 camera, metadata shows capture date of February 10, 2022, at 6:47 PM. EXIF data intact showing camera settings, GPS coordinates, and my copyright watermark in metadata.

US Copyright Office Registration Number: VA0002145678, registered on March 15, 2022. Original photograph titled 'Urban Sunset' - cityscape with sunset. Registration predates TechCorp's campaign by 18 months.

I discovered my photograph being used in TechCorp's nationwide advertising campaign without my permission. I took this photo in 2022, registered the copyright, and never gave TechCorp permission to use it. This is clear copyright infringement and I deserve compensation.