From the relatively new and positively illuminating site “The Copyright Zone,” by litigator Ed Greenberg and photographer Jack Reznicki–The Blue in the Face List:
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“3. Your client is not your “partner”. Your spouse is your partner. Your client is a customer. And no matter how friendly your clients are, you dear friend, are a vendor. Trust us on this one. It’s broken many a heart.”
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“10. Even with reputable clients, if your paperwork says 30 days net, and you have not gotten paid by day 31 or 32, call the accounting dept. Call now. For any payment question, bypass the art director, the art buyer, or any other non-accounting person. They don’t have a clue. Call the accounting department directly. That’s who cuts your check. If it’s a large invoice, you may want to call two weeks into the 30 days just to “see where you are” in the payment queue.”
