Depends on the country. I recently had a case in France where a very well known magazine used one of my photos without permission; my lawyer advised that photo

Depends on the country. I recently had a case in France where a very well known magazine used one of my photos without permission; my lawyer advised that photo worth is judged by the reputation of the photographer. If you're an amateur happy snapper, you'll get hardly anything. If you're a world famous photographer, you'll get significant amounts. In one regard, that seems fair - and in another - grossly unfair.