Is this ‘Fair Dealing’ or was my footage stolen?

Hello r/legaladvicecanada!

I’m a storm chaser and run my own photography business based around the subject. Part of my business model includes selling footage to news entities.

On my socials I explicitly state that all photos and footage are owned my me (and understandably this only goes so far, from a legal standpoint.)

This business of mine is quite small, and as a storm chaser I tend to prioritize alerting others through my social media over profit and sales. As such, during a storm I posted a couple short (15-20 second) videos I took from a recent flooding event we had to alert others of the ongoing situation.

I don’t have good mobile software to add a watermark, and as such, these videos were (foolishly) posted without one. Granted, this is the first time I’ve had issues such as this and was being a bit naive.

By the time I arrived home after the chase, I discovered that the videos had been compiled into a ‘storm video compilation’ by a major news entity and a screen capture was being used as the thumbnail. Upon further research, I understand this may fall under the ‘fair dealing’ act in Canada, but I would like to know if there are legal avenues to obtain compensation (and set precedent) mainly due to the following:

- The amount of time and money that goes into travelling to capture these events, equipment, vehicle maintenance and the normal costs of running a business.
- The fact that the footage is for sale and the use of the footage online directly affects my business and sales.

Prior to the “major news entity” using my footage, I had received several requests for use. After their use, I received none.

I have sent the “major news entity” an invoice as well has DMs on social media and have yet to receive a response.