Show me the Money!
I currently have an issue with a non-paying client, who I believe after doing some background checks has County Court Judgments made against him. So understandably I am worried about not getting paid. I've been through the usual process of un-returned phone calls and emails and now I have taken a new tact.
My images are currently being used by his 3rd party estate agent and so I have approached them and told them that as I hold copyright over the images that they are no longer allowed to use them or distribute them without my written authorization, which I will not give them until I get paid, as they have never officially had permission to use them from me. Has anyone on this board used this method to try and force a client to pay, essentially restricting the copyright of the images until they cough up the cash? I'd be interested to hear your experiences if you have.
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