Local IT guy hijacks client's website

Boo! Why is fukc allowed in the article but not in the forum? :(
 
Anderson had taken over the registered status of the website’s domain, as well as the service provider, and refused to return them
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I wonder if he was also ordered to relinquish control over the domain and service provider.
 
As Anderson entered the office, Phillips shouted “****” at him, and that one word was the sum total of their discussion, Anderson said.
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I'm sorry... What did Philips shout? Four stars? :D
 
Just goes to show, never **** with a clients' domain name or website...
 
Sets an interesting precedent.

I have heard of situations where web developers have witheld domains and websites after doing website work for the client and not getting paid by the client after the work was done.

I usually request a deposit before starting a project and final payment in full before upload to the client website, wonder why this guy did not do the same.

With all the publicity about this developer, I would think he has destroyed his credibility and his business.
 
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ITCynic said:
Sets an interesting precedent.

I have heard of situations where web developers have witheld domains and websites after doing website work for the client and not getting paid after the work was done.

I usually request a deposit before starting a project and final payment in full before upload to the client website, wonder why this guy did not do the same.

With all the publicity about this guy, I would think he has destroyed his credibility and his business.
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True.

The problem with this precedent is that it directly impacts negatively on the services provider - coder or designer. The days of preventing the person from continuing with business is over.

The best is to ask for full payment upfront and take it from there.
 
The guy charged should really look at a change of industry/profession. Who would hire him after reading this?
 
I'm a lot cynical after having read http://clientsfromhell.net/

It can go both ways... this story may have more than one side to it.


All aspiring web devs should make http://clientsfromhell.net/ their home page so that they can see what some clients will possibly be doing.

Not all clients will be like these in the stories... but it pays to be prepared and learn from other people's mistakes.
 
The_Librarian said:
I'm a lot cynical after having read http://clientsfromhell.net/

It can go both ways... this story may have more than one side to it.


All aspiring web devs should make http://clientsfromhell.net/ their home page so that they can see what some clients will possibly be doing.

Not all clients will be like these in the stories... but it pays to be prepared and learn from other people's mistakes.
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Agreed, but whatever the other sides are, it appears that the court have sided with the story of the website owner...
 
House said:
The best is to ask for full payment upfront and take it from there.
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Catch 22. Many clients would not agree to that especially since they have little control over the quality of the work once somebody is paid in full upfront...
 
The_Librarian said:
Deposit, do work, present to client, client pays rest of money, website is released into client's control?
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Correction :

Draw up contract binding to all parties concerned detailing scope of work, hours to be worked, billing rate, estimated total costs, THEN if all parties agreed to contract, client pays deposit, you do the work, present to client, client pays rest of money, website is released into client's control...

No work to be done without a contract at all....
 
The_Librarian said:
Correction :

Draw up contract binding to all parties concerned detailing scope of work, hours to be worked, billing rate, estimated total costs, THEN if all parties agreed to contract, client pays deposit, you do the work, present to client, client pays rest of money, website is released into client's control...

No work to be done without a contract at all....
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There are certain trouble points, third-parties are reluctant to agree or accept responsibilities within their own scope when there is access required by another party. We see deposits as a "initial" COD payment, but also as commitment under confidentiality (NDA) and where licensing etc. may apply. Blah blah, too much to discuss and this is business. You are right with the correction made.
 
ITCynic said:
Sets an interesting precedent.

I have heard of situations where web developers have witheld domains and websites after doing website work for the client and not getting paid by the client after the work was done.

I usually request a deposit before starting a project and final payment in full before upload to the client website, wonder why this guy did not do the same.

With all the publicity about this developer, I would think he has destroyed his credibility and his business.
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The piece does not mention non-payment. It discusses a personal or business disagreement that lead to the contract/agreement being cancelled. I suspect that, if there was still funds due between the parties, the court would have ruled that the accounts be settled as well. The court found against the developer for the blackmail:
Anderson’s demand for the apology before returning the domain to Boland Landmark, coupled with his threat to harm the business, amounted to attempted extortion, she said.
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