Me: Here is the final design for the poster!
Client: Looks awesome! Send me the digital files and the check is in the mail!
Me: It’s been two weeks.
Me: It’s been three weeks.
Me: It’s been a month.
Client: (cancels order)
Me: (recreates order) You still need to pay this.
Client: Oh, that? I didn’t like it. I’m not paying for it.
Me: Regardless, I provided you with a service that was agreed upon by all parties.
Client: But I had another designer do the poster instead they didn’t charge me!
I looked up the “new poster.”
Me: This is my design with some minor edits. Until you pay the cost of my services, you have no rights to use my work in any way. This is in clear violation of copyright law.
Client: (pays bill) Sorry about the mix-up.
