to add a bit to the good advice Kris gave, when you structure your progress payments,include an initial deposit which will cover all your out of pocket costs. if the client refuses, it's a nice early warning that you won't be getting paid.
i hope you take Jay's advice - it will transform that nasty feeling ing the pit of your stomach into proof that you are a force to be dealt with. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Monday I want to file a lawsuit in small claims court to have these > > videos pulled of the web or for them to pay up. Has anyone in our > > vlogging community ever dealt with a similar situation? If I were to > > contact Youtube/Vimeo for video removal request, what do they ask for > > to proof video ownership? > > Kris gave a great rundown of your options IMHO. > You got to take some responsibility here for doing work for free without a > contract. > This kind of situation asks for trouble. > > I think going to small claims court would be more trouble than its worth. > might feel good for the revenge factor if you want to put in all the time > and expense. > > Here's the blogging way of justice: > > 1. --Blog about your experience with this company. Write a post that > tells the story and provide links to their site. If they wrote you emails > saying they would pay you, include them verbatim. Unless they are a fly by > night company, they will hate that you're post will show up in their google > reputation. > 2. --Get your friends to link to this post. Deepen their bad reputation > online with more links. Also, this will warn others who may come after you. > 3. --It wouldnt hurt sending youtube and other sites an email saying that > those videos are your work (especially if they have your name). It's why the > shitty DMCA was written. They can of course write back to possible have them > reinstalled, but your making them work for it. > > Sorry to hear you got screwed on thisi job. > I bet you wont let it ever happen again. > > Jay > > > -- > http://jaydedman.com > 917 371 6790 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
