Conundrum on letting a company use 2 videos

[Sundancefisher]

The company wants to use this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWdWkbdVef0

and this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKAglhnvRQ0

They say they have no budget and can only give an author credit.

Should I do it to help out?

[BlackHeart]

If its a Small company, why not.....it's not a UFO or Yeti footage....that your going to make a ton of money from.

[Sundancefisher]

If its a Small company, why not.....it's not a UFO or Yeti footage....that your going to make a ton of money from.

It is the guys that produce Wicked Tuna. This is a new show concept.

[omega50]

It is the guys that produce Wicked Tuna. This is a new show concept.

Sounds Fishy:)
The company that produces Wicked Tuna has no budget?

Sounds unlikely/fishy

[Okotokian]

I would donate footage for a non-profit or charity that was related to a cause I support. Don't give away valuable material to a for-profit enterprise. The guy who wants to get the footage from you expects to make money. He just doesn' want to give you any of it.

Didn't the originally approach you saying they were interested in purchasing???? If they don't have money to pay you, work out a trade that is of somevalue to you. maybe you get to go along, etc. IF that doesn't work, just say "no thanks".

[Sushi]

Ideas from the peanut gallery...

If you give permission, do it on your terms:
- offer nonexclusive rights (that means you still own the videos and can allow others to use the videos)
-demand full onscreen credits to yourself for use of the videos
-perhaps negotiate some type of 'futures' payment...ie, if the show is a resounding success, goes into syndication, and reruns someday or whathaveyou that you get a tiny percentage of profit. Your bargaining power will likely be limited based on how long the footage is shown and how central it is the the theme of the episode.

This also comes to mind (EVH commenting on his solo for Beat It):
Van Halen recorded his guitar solo free of any charge. "I did it as a favor", the musician later said. "I was a complete fool, according to the rest of the band, our manager and everyone else. I was not used. I knew what I was doing – I don't do something unless I want to do it."

[tri777]

"The company wants"
"They say they have no budget"
Should I do it to help out?
I want to go fishing,but i have no budget
for a fishing license,should i buy one?
I think that about sums up how i feel about a cheapskate
'freebie' wanting bunch of folk.
Ideas from the peanut gallery...
Van Halen recorded his guitar solo free of any
charge. "I did it as a favor", the musician later said.
"I was a complete fool, according to the rest
of the band"
I find myself siding with what his band said too..
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[huntinstuff]

They asked, so they need it

Get something for it. You owe them zip

[JustBen]

If they produce Wicked Tuna, perhaps they can swing you a tuna fishing adventure! That's what I'd ask for if they didn't have any money.

[Sundancefisher]

They just emailed. Said the show will be on this channel. Anyone watch it?

http://www.thesportsmanchannel.com

[KegRiver]

I learned a long time ago that if there is money to be made, don't expect the truth.

They aren't giving their work away, why should you?

I do give away photos if they are going to a non commercial entity, or if I know the entity has no budget, but I doubt very very much that any TV show producer or director has no money.