Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I don't regard a photo of an object as having much value. These photos could have taken by literally anybody. Think of it as somebody using a piece of code you have posted online in their huge enterprisey app. I don't see the problem with that, or what makes a photo of an object worth any special treatment.
If it's so easy, why didn't they take a photo themselves? Could it be that using someone else's existing photo actually saved them time and money? If so, then it sounds like there's value in the original photo. If not, why wouldn't they just create an original photo on their own.
I don't understand your position. Another small time blog has not used his VHS photo, Netflix has. Or more precisely, the production company behind the packaging.
There are professional standards and processes in place that require everyone in the chain to get paid for their work.
