A bit of a grey area in my line of work to say the least, it's a long shot but is anyone here clued up about it?
I'm having trouble getting money out of a UK publisher for whom I've done a Sci Fi illustration for a book cover.
Before I go through the dreary dance of pursuing them for the money I'm just wondering if I can go in with all guns blazing from a different angle. Rather than chasing for a bad debt can I threaten them with a more serious breach of copyright...
Can I say to them - until I am paid in full, I remain the author of this work and hereby withdraw permission for this artwork to be reproduced in print.
I know this cover has been printed, the threat of having to pulp an entire print-run would make them take notice wouldn't it?
Does anybody genuinely know where I stand?
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