That's pretty balanced. If it were a lot of money most people would go to speak to a lawyer, but when legal action starts, the only real winners are the lawyer

That's pretty balanced. If it were a lot of money most people would go to speak to a lawyer, but when legal action starts, the only real winners are the lawyers. I second the suggestion that you contact someone as high as you can, call them, and tell them that you're pleased they liked the work, that you spent X hours on it, so would like to bill them $Y, then shut up. It's good advice, in another comment in this item, and here's the link. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1327131 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1327131 If you try it, will you tell us how you got on?