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Found out a client was using my work without paying by checking their social media
I do freelance graphic design and had a client ghost me after I sent the final logo files. They owed me $450. I figured I'd just write it off as a loss, but yesterday I was scrolling and saw an ad from their new business page. They were using my logo, the exact one I made. I checked the date they posted it, and it was two days after I sent the invoice. They never paid a cent and just started using it. I sent a really firm email with a screenshot and a link to the copyright laws in our state, but I'm so mad I spent hours on that project. Has anyone else had a client just steal your work like that? What did you do next?
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rose_clark8124d ago
Seeing that ad must have felt like a real gut punch. I had a cousin who had a guy just take a whole set of family photos she took and print Christmas cards. It got messy with lawyers. Did you put any kind of watermark on the files you sent?
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charlieh7424d ago
Ugh, that's so infuriating. Good on you for sending that email, I hope they pay up fast.
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