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Originally Posted by Bewdy
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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Write him a letter via post telling him he is not allowed to use your images until paid (tell him why) and say he has 7 days to pay in full before you put the matter in the hands of your solicitor. This often works, but may have to go to the next stage which is paying a solicitor to write to him saying ' i've been appointed by my client Mr Matthew Sugden......blah blah...... you have 7 days to pay before we take action....you'll be liable to pay the amount owed plus interest, plus professional fees' etc. This usually does it!