Too bad JVP is not monitoring this so he could chime in. I have learned from the plight of others that under tort law, unless you have a very clearly defined contract in place, to pull a computer system from a business that depends on it to operate (without adequate notice), you are risking a major exposure to getting your ass sued from here to eternity, and may face fines in some states for doing so as well. The more a business depends on your software solution the more likely they will prevail in a lawsuit.
That does not mean you do not have rights also, but you better make certain you have a damned good attorney who does a damned good job of clarifying the impact to a client were they to fail to timely pay their bills for whatever solution you are offering them. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 1:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: prediction: one of my clients is having serious money > issues > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:20 PM, MB Software Solutions General > Account <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stephen Russell wrote: > >> What is the current age of the invoice? Was it just presented? > >> > >> Have you done business with this client in the past and were there > >> different terms in earlier days? > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > This is why I want to design solutions in the future to use web > > databases and then for deadbeat clients, block access until they pay > > their bills. > >------------------------ > > > Sounds great. Are you ready to get sued? > > Holding data hostage is far worse then stopping an application from > working. > > > > -- > Stephen Russell > Sr. Production Systems Programmer > Web and Windows Development > Independent Contractor > Memphis TN > > 901.246-0159 > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
