[acdha]

> If it's for "programming", then you have to pay, no matter what program you receive.

Even that would vary considerably depending on the exact contract terms – most of the pure-hourly contracts I've seen had some thought towards standards & quality, client acceptance, etc. Lawyers make a ton of money arguing over the finer points of contracts and given that both parties involved are discussing this in public I'd question whether they had a good lawyer writing the contract given that they appear not to have one now.