Originally posted by: MadPeriot
Originally posted by: MichaelD
Pshh. You coded their pages, right?
Hack'em and hold the site hostage....for what they owe you, plus a penalty for them being stupid.
Conveniently link their site to hate groups, porn sites...hate group porn sites, etc.
Tell them "The beatings will continue until your check clears, fcktards."
So you're saying I do have the rights to take back the files that I've worked on.
No. "Your rights" a lawyer can tell you about. I'm telling you what they morally owe you. AFAIAC, people who welch on debts are fair game for all kinds of retribution.
I would take the website down...and report them to the BBB. This gets into Intellectual Property and all that other bullshiit.
This is kind of like child support. Just b/c the guy doesn't pay does NOT mean the woman can legally withhold visitation. Should she? Maybe....but that's what the lawyers get paid for.
What you could do (and stay in the clear b/c you're not "witholding" anything) is leave their site up, but totally screw up the pages. Every single one. Porn links. Link to competitor's sites, etc. Claim complete ignorance...and smile at the owner when you say it. He'll get the hint. You'll be surprised how well Polite Coercion works.
After you get paid, kill the site anyway. He deserves it.