>probably an illegal act from the designer. (Sorry but that's probably the law, like it or not) The client may well be gaming the law here as well. (exploiting

>probably an illegal act from the designer. (Sorry but that's probably the law, like it or not) The client may well be gaming the law here as well. (exploiting the fact that it is often not economical to sue over small amounts of money) >the reality is it's not professional, Professionalism is such a crappy word. Nobody really knows what it means, and too many people think it means something they want _you_ to think it means, when it is convenient for them. >and probably not good for society. I don't know. It may be good that this isn't the norm, but I think it is okay for this to happen to someone every now and then pour encourager les autres. >Where is the proof the designer got stiffed? A designer would have to really be off their rocker to do that without cause.