believe is ranked 5th or 6th in the country so it's probably one of
the better markets for stringer footage. Here in SF the local
stations pay between $150-165 for stringer footage...
If you call a local station and talk to them for a while, it should
be easy to get them to tell you what they pay for stringer footage
and chances are all the stations in that area pay the same or within
a few dollars.
Josh
On Jul 16, 2005, at 11:13 AM, Jan wrote:
> So, Josh, how did you learn the stringer rate and would you be so
> kind as to
> share the info?
>
> Jan
>
> --
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Josh Wolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <videoblogging@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 1:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: When the FBI knocks on your door...
>
>
> >I don't know whether the letter I sent to them really belongs in a
> > files section as certain elements of my e-mail are not part of the
> > most ideal approach in all circumstances, but here it is as a
> > starting point... the real trick is finding out who the news
> director
> > is and sending it directly to her or him.
> >
> > Josh
> >
> >
> > My name is Josh Wolf and it's come to my attention that your
> > station has apparently been making use of footage regarding the San
> > Francisco protest that was shot by me and most likely obtained
> > through the Indybay website. As I do not have a TV, I can not
> > personally verify that your station has been using my footage, but
> > have heard this from numerous sources, and I have a friend with
> video
> > from the broadcasts so I will be able verify this for myself. If for
> > some reason any sort of misunderstanding has occured and you have
> not
> > been making use of my footage, I'm sorry for sending such a
> strong e-
> > mail but feel the need to protect myself. I own the copyright on the
> > material which is licensed under a Creative Commons license (http://
> > creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/deed.en_GB). The link to
> > the video on Indybay has a link to both my website and my e-mail
> > address.
> >
> > Based on this information, it would not have been difficult for your
> > news department to contact me about obtaining permission to utilize
> > my footage. My footage has apparently been utilized in numerous
> > newscasts following Friday's event. As ***** is clearly a commercial
> > entity, *and* you have not provided any sort of attribution to the
> > source of the footage, your station is clearly violating my
> copyright
> > and I'm less than happy about this turn of events. Furthermore, when
> > I sold selected portions of my video to KRON as a stringer, I did so
> > while granting them exclusive rights to use that footage. By your
> > station using my footage without contacting me beforehand, you have
> > also jeopardized my professional relationship with KRON and I do not
> > enjoy being in a position where a professional news agency has any
> > reason to feel that I've been dishonest with them.
> >
> > I'm well aware of what the going rate is for stringer footage
> amongst
> > the local news in this area; however, in that situation a stringer
> > has the opportunity to decide whether or not they want to sell their
> > footage at the going rate. As your station neglected to contact me
> > prior to using my footage on the air, I am not in a position to make
> > the decision whether or not to sell my footage to you at the
> standard
> > stringer rate. This situation, coupled with the fact that your
> > station has chosen to use my footage repeatedly indicates that this
> > is valuable footage and I've decided to provide an invoice for your
> > use of my footage at a significantly higher rate and I fully expect
> > your station to comply with the attached invoice.
> >
> > In the event, that I do not hear back from you soon, I will resume
> > discussion with my legal counsel and exercise any and all
> connections
> > I've made as an independent media producer to bring light to this
> > issue. I do realize that you are not the only station that has
> > neglected to follow appropriate procedures before using my footage
> > and any other guilty stations that I've come across are receiving a
> > similar letter.
> >
> > Thanks for your time and understanding, please let me know if you'll
> > need a W9 for tax purposes.
> >
> > Josh Wolf
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > (805)895-9220
> >
> > PS -- here are the links to the video on Indybay
> >
> > http://indybay.org/news/2005/07/1751759.php
> >
> > http://indybay.org/news/2005/07/1751763.php
> >
> >>
> >> You know it might not be a bad idea to have an example of the
> >> letter/email you sent saved in the Files section here in case
> others
> >> find themselves in a similar situation.
> >>
> >
> >
> > ____________________________________________
> > "Don't hate the media, become the media."- Jello Biafra
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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