when I am contacted about commercial use I am HIGHLY permissive and allow 98% of businesses to use my photos for free. Mind if I ask why? If you allow busines

when I am contacted about commercial use I am HIGHLY permissive and allow 98% of businesses to use my photos for free. Mind if I ask why? If you allow business to use your photos "for free" isn't that essentially the same thing as giving away a valuable, duplicable product that a company can technically classify as "inventory" for free? Copyright issues are tough, but the more the Digital Age moves us toward the realm where artistic and creative types should be and actually _get_ compensated for their work, the more the intangible creative value is worth.