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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Black Knight" data-source="post: 2105264" data-attributes="member: 1114">I too have been kicked in the testicles by a few companies (must be a professional by now: owed money by a few and had some killed lines from other companies going belly up). I have always attempted to contact the companies where I could and meet a reasonable agreement after I had been put on the back burner repeatedly. But finally, even my eternal patience wore thin.That's when another publisher gave me a tip to check out Dun & Bradstreet Receivable Management Services. I have sent a number of publishers who delayed or "drop off the radar" to these kind folks and have gotten some pretty good results. In the long run, you won't get the same total you were promised and worked so hard to get (D&B takes their cut off the top), but with a collection agency working for you you should go from riding in the back of the bus to the driver's seat in your dispute.Here's their website: <a href="http://www.rmsna.com/khome.htm" target="_blank">http://www.rmsna.com/khome.htm</a>If you can find one, try to see if you have any of those lawyers that handle copyright law in your area. Sit down for a long meeting with this person, ask questions, and take quite a few notes. The hour to two hours you spend with this person (and possibly $75 - $200 for the consultation) could end up being gold in your corner in the future. Occasionally (when the situation merits), these lawyers have the heaviest punch of all weapons in a freelancer's arsenal. They can send legal warning letters to publishers who are unwilling to communicate about delayed payments (be sure you have a signed contract and catalogue your communication attempts), and if things go really sour (I've had this happen to me twice) the lawyer can help you get a judge to place an injunction on the work until the matter is resolved.Good Luck!</blockquote>

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