Cease and Desist Letter
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I'll address your concern.
Wether they knew/didn't know doesn't make much difference.
If you want them to take down your work, you first owe them a cease and desist letter. They can abide by that letter and take it down and you have no further legal option.Once you have fired the proverbial shot over their bow - and from everything you've said, it sounds like you don't have anything firm in a contract saying that can't use your stuff (that you willingly sent them) - they are in a position to counter-sue (citing events that you perpetrated) and they have ground to stand on as what you have done directly affects their business.
Unfortunately what's right and what's legal don't always end up in the same bucket. I don't think anyone here is saying that you're not a good person or that what they've done (made you work a lot for very little money) was a despicable thing. The point everyone is making is that since you didn't stipulate terms in a contract you have opened yourself up to being taken advantage of. Your response (withholding work even though compensated, taking down websites, etc.) were unprovoked actions (according to the law) on your behalf - i.e. you never let them know that these were recourse actions to them defaulting on payment.
I don't know you - but I assume you want to do what's right. I don't want to see you get your ass handed to you. Transfer everything you have over to them and wash your hands of this. It's a hard pill to swallow but you'll be glad you did.