Unread 06-06-2012, 06:55 AM
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Default A 'Small Claims Court' For the Internet

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angry tapir writes "It's not unusual for a freelance Web designer or developer to be burnt when a client refuses to pay up, citing one excuse or another. And what can you do about it? If a contract only amounts to a few thousand dollars, litigation to recover your fee can be far too expensive, and an increasingly vituperative exchange of emails is often not enough for client and contractor to come to agreement over who owes whom what. Into this gap steps judge.me: A start-up founded by Peter-Jan Celis that aims to provide internet-based, legally binding arbitration services &mdash; a 'small claims court' for the internet &mdash; with a particular eye on settling the conflicts that arise over freelance development and Web design."

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