Legal options in the adult design biz

[Toby]

1. Does he have the funds to pay, even if you do eventually win a judgement?

2. By the time you deduct your legal fees will there be enough left to make it worth the bother?

3. Would your time be better spent by writing this off and moving forward with other paying projects?

4. Do you really want legal advice from a bunch of adult webmasters?

[SheepGuy]

Will you work for me? Please!!!

Seriously, work for yourself dude, sounds like you have the skills, talk to a lawyer and move onwards, paddling your own canoe.

[potter]

Originally Posted by SheepGuy

Will you work for me? Please!!!

Seriously, work for yourself dude, sounds like you have the skills, talk to a lawyer and move onwards, paddling your own canoe.

Crazy thing is I learned a long long time ago to get payment up front. And that's how I've always worked for years now. But with this person I had done endless work for and received payments. We had even become friends (i thought). It wasn't till almost two years later that this no payment thing started. So he had built my trust up, and that's how I got in too deep into shit with him.

[SheepGuy]

Originally Posted by potter

Crazy thing is I learned a long long time ago to get payment up front. And that's how I've always worked for years now. But with this person I had done endless work for and received payments. We had even become friends (i thought). It wasn't till almost two years later that this no payment thing started. So he had built my trust up, and that's how I got in too deep into shit with him.

Wish I could say it's never happened to me, but it has. I learned what I could and moved on. What else can ya do?

[Licker4U]

Talk to a lawyer. Most lawyers will discuss a possible law suit for free. If your "friend" has a large web site making money it won't matter if he's spending more than he's making, you might get some kind of garnishment that would send some money your way before it ever hits his hands.

[potter]

word, im in the process od contact a bunch of lawyers here. also trying to get written statements from webmasters who have seen ym work used and building all the proof i'll need. im thinking this will be an easy case to win so we'll see.

[potter]

Originally Posted by Toby

1. Does he have the funds to pay, even if you do eventually win a judgement?

2. By the time you deduct your legal fees will there be enough left to make it worth the bother?

3. Would your time be better spent by writing this off and moving forward with other paying projects?

4. Do you really want legal advice from a bunch of adult webmasters?

1. He has a very large website, which receives a ton of income. It's even listed on GTS. However, I've heard from other people that have done business with him. He spends more than he makes and is flat broke.

2. Don't know. I have no idea what it would cost to push something like this through court.

3. Possibly. I spent months of my time on that project though and would like to see payment for it.

4. I don't know where else to go. There's always armchair warriors on the boards, and people have supposedly been through legal battles. I have no idea what to do here, so any advice is good.