Not only have I been a victim of someone editing out my watermark and not paying for the package but I’ve been seeing people ask for Santa photos for cheaper than $20?
Why is this normal ? I don’t understand how someone can want a professional photographer with exspensive equipment and high quality skill to take time out their schedule to not only shoot the photos but edit and proof them. If that’s not worth at least $50 then why not just get creative with that iPhone you dropped $1k on ?
If you’re feeling vindictive…
Send them an invoice for triple the original package price.
Removing a watermark is an automatic win if you have to take this in front of a judge (you won’t) - as it constitutes what is to a judge a magical phrase: Willful Infringement.
It means the person cannot claim ignorance or “innocent” infringement, like they didn’t know what they were doing was wrong. They knew it was wrong to do that, they did it anyway, automatic /gavel for you. (Edit: Oh, and you get to claim triple because it was willful)
So anywhoo - send them an invoice for triple the price, and if they don’t pay it, file against them in small claims. If the treble amount is high enough, you can just sell the debt to a collection agency for 10 cents on the dollar. You earn a little money from that bad debt, and the collection agency gets to hound them for the next 7 years or so - and it shows up on their credit history.