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'The penalty is $150k per image': Client refuses to paid photographer, gets predictably sued

Actions have consequences, and when you take the action of refusing to pay a contractor after signing a contract saying you would do so… you need to prepare for those consequences; especially when you decide to go ahead and use the material they've provided you anyways without paying.

This photographer shared their experience of a client refusing to follow through with payment for the services they had provided. Detailing how they managed to get back at the client thanks to a water-tight contract that they had their clients sign that only released licensing rights upon the condition of full payment. 

It's amazing how many times we've seen similar situations to this play out and just how prevalent the attitude that you can just not pay your contractors is you would hope that people wouldn't try such shady tactics to save a buck, but it appears that is not the case.

A response from the original poster in the comments is particularly poignant here; if you're a contractor doing work for a client and they balk at the prospect of signing a contract requiring payment for usage of submitted work, then they clearly don't intend to pay you at all. Contracting can occasionally see you hanging on by the skin of your teeth at the best of times, and having important invoices not materializing can put you in a tough spot.

Next, check out this web developer who redirected all of their client's web traffic to a competitor when the client refused to pay.

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Posted by Brad Dickson
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