a question to content shooters & buyers
 

Here's the drama:

a guy owes you money for over a year on content, almost 2 years, that he bought, stalls and stalls and one excuse after another: "I'll pay ya next week" "I'll hit ya up with the $ on the first" "I got a big check coming in, then I'll pay ya" "yada yada yada, etc". . . .

So the fucking guy now tells ya that if you'll sign a "work for hire agreement" on the 250 sets that he never bothered to pay ya for, that he'll get the check right out to ya . . .

What do ya think guys? Would ya do it???

over and out -bmb

I'd have already contacted my lawyer and outed this guy to other industry people so they know what to expect... You may not be the only person who's been given this treatment. Let it be a lesson, get at least half up front every time :)

this was someone that was supposedly a 'friend' this is why I've gone so long with it . . here's the funny part: the reason I wasn't getting paid is because he took the money from the sales aof my content and started buying content from another producer . . and he owes that guy $$ too. can you fucking belive that?

I'm hoping that he'll take these 'hints' here and setttle up like a fucking man and we can all move on . . if not it should get very interesting around here for a bit . . . the other shooter gave him until friday to pay

I ain't a lawyer but it does not sound kosher to me. Everyone I have talked to tells me your a hell of a stand-up guy.

Why are you letting this guy shit on ya? Name some names so others can stay away from this scumball.

2 yrs is insame imho

bumb for this drama thread

Who is he? Where does he live? Maybe you can send a friend over to "visit" him in person.

ICQ me i would like to know who your talking about.

Wonder if i may have prob with same guy

But honestly, do not sign anything till; ya get paid for your hard work!

always get half up front especially on the big orders or a contract. Business is business.

always been my policy too

Exclusive content is work made for hire, but he should have asked you for paperwork when the content was shot, not after being a late pay. At this late date, he should settle up his tab and expect you to sign after his check clears. If he doesn't trust you to be selling the agreed rights after he has not paid as agreed, then that just reflects on his intentions and you probably shouldn't sign.

250 sets? jesus - and you kept sending more - too trusting brian. hope you get it resolved soon.

from my experience: sending threads like this to the person before naming names can work wonders. :2 cents:

2 years is way too long, send the mobbbucks family after him

Thanks, Max . . . I don't use ICQ and I doubt that you do biz with him. I'm a long time fan of yer work and would chat you up with email about photography and pussy any time you like :winkwink: don't much care for drama :disgust

over and out -bmb

was an onging 'client' that was a little behind and I try to help everybody I can you know that . .. never more shall I trust again!! :thumbsup

I get paid in advance on every shoot... except with Grade A clients. Solves all issues.

anything "work for hire" is a transfer fo ownership - be careful you do not sign over your copyright and/or ownership doing this

that's what i'm hoping. figure they guy doesn'tt realize the seruoisness off the situaation and hopefully he'll 'do the right thing" and act right in the future . . . so my next question is this: if he pays me, how much do I charge him not to release his name to the fourm? :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

I'm sure you'll see him at the vegas sheenangins . . need a few bucks? :1orglaugh

hey I got a rebill on yer site . . hopefully my stupid blog will actually make money someday . . :winkwink:

sorta of an interesting situation ain't it? I'll probabaly get banned for this episod . . .

world is full of scammers... get used on that :(

But what if the real story was that the guy has already paid you $28,380 and owes $2,500 more and is asking for a work for hire agreement because he doesn't own any of the content without it? What if that was the real story? Would that change anything?

So out of a total bill of $30,880 he's paid $28,380 which is 92% of the bill. And yet he still does not legally own the content because he doesn't have the work for hire form.

And let's say the other shooter was paid $1,100 out of a total of $2,880. And the second shooter hasn't signed a work for hire either.

Those facts might possibly change things, wouldn't they?

drama, pass the popcorn

2 years??? My lawyer would be handling this by now. You are too nice.

beats me?? but when a guy blows you off for so long . . . any way I'll sign the WFHA as soon as the check clears . . problem solved :thumbsup

what would you do??

Just got your email. This is a tough one. You were really nice to let it go this long. I have a good friend that does the same. let's things slide for a long time. Sometimes it works out and he gets paid. I'm much more agressive when it comes to our money and I'd probably come out blasing and tell the guy it's pay up or kiss the content goodbye. Any chance you could revoke his license on the content?

hey man, I was poking around at your sites, but http://www.europe-content.com/ is down for me, could be my connection though

Hi Shap . . nice to see ya here . . the only problem I ever had shooting was the shoot I fucked up for you :) please accept my public apology at this time, hopefully we can do biz again at some point. And yes this whole 'tuna' is a regrettable mess . . . Brian

Hey Brian. This how i look at it. A photographer and model walked into that shoot. One of them came out and kept doing business as usual. The other came out, quit the biz, shutdown their site and left 100s of webmasters high and dry. Obviously the one who quit wasn't you. I understand shit happens and I've heard so many good things about you from Dean :winkwink: Apology accepted!

Hopefully we can get around to doing some good biz together in 2006 :thumbsup

Yo Shap - Jim's waitin for yer call!!! :)

down here too . . however I can not compete with the euro prices on content but the girls do speak english, well mostly anyway :winkwink:

thanks Shap that shoot was the one of the low points of my life :( I'll hit you with an email later about what I've got up my sleeve . . . too bad I missed you at glamuorcon

So..... has there been any resolution here or does the screwing continue?

bring on the KY!!!

BTW this is hysterical :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh


lease a car from GMAC then skip the last lease note and just tell them that: hey!! I paid 92% what's the fucking problem :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

then try and lease a car somehere else!!! better yet you just bought a house, tell them you'll pay some of the morgage :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Good luck on this one Brian - hope it get's resolved within the next few years :winkwink:

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Donovan Philips
 

We will not being doing buiness with him if this is all true. We will put him on the "LIST".
Although there are not many cheats in this buiness it is good know know who the few are. Donovan Philips. He go by any other names?