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United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden
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Re: United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden
#12This seems like targeted harassment. Are those NDA's even valid anymore?
Having known other people who have worked for the NSA, they've had to clear any publications with them before publishing (eg, academic papers in a field related to their work, resumes describing work done at the NSA, etc).
My understanding is they're enforcable for the rest of your life.
I'd expect to see this if anybody published a book without clearance. It's only newsworthy because it's Snowden.
Re: United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden
#13This seems like targeted harassment. Are those NDA's even valid anymore?
> Are those NDA's even valid anymore?
Surely the NSA/CIA's NDAs are permanent?
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#14This makes the US government look like petty idiots. As is the government wasn't already the laughingstock of the entire world. They can't even arrest Snowden (not that they should) and now they want to bankrupt him. I assume Snowden would publish this book with a publisher that's not US based but I don't know the details. Hopefully it doesn't get a penny, this criminal government that forced him into exile.
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#15I bought the book, and I hereby commit to donating a large multiple of the price to an appropriate charity or Snowden himself if they win this suit.
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#16classic Trump. Of course he wants to enforce the NDA...
Well, this is a terribly nonconstructive way to start a conversation. If anything, it's Classic POTUS, as his predecessor attempted to prosecute more whistleblowers under the Espionage Act than all prior POTUS' combined.
> If anything, it's Classic POTUS, as his predecessor attempted to prosecute more whistleblowers under the Espionage Act than all prior POTUS' combined.
It should be noted that "all prior POTUS' combined" winds up being four prosecutions since 1945 prior to Obama. Double of nearly-zero is still nearly-zero.
https://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10...
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#17Sadly, they will attempt to make an example out of Snowden to discourage anyone from EVER doing something like this again.
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#18> government seeks to recover all proceeds earned by Snowden because of his failure to submit his publication for pre-publication review in violation of his alleged contractual and fiduciary obligations.
You aint gonna get rich off this, boy. If Snowden would sell the book online via Bitcoin and then have it shipped from wherever to the customers. How would they seize that money from him even if they got a judgment against him??
Re: United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden
#19This seems like targeted harassment. Are those NDA's even valid anymore?
Having known other people who have worked for the NSA, they've had to clear any publications with them before publishing (eg, academic papers in a field related to their work, resumes describing work done at the NSA, etc). My understanding is they're enforcable for the rest of your life. I'd expect to see this if anybody published a book without clearance. It's only newsworthy because it's Snowden.
This all makes sense to me. I share your same expectations.
Now, I'd also expect Snowden to make sure he is not breaching those NDA's. Afaik, he is not one to make these types of mistakes. Looking forward to his response.
Re: United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden
#20This makes the US government look like petty idiots. As is the government wasn't already the laughingstock of the entire world. They can't even arrest Snowden (not that they should) and now they want to bankrupt him. I assume Snowden would publish this book with a publisher that's not US based but I don't know the details. Hopefully it doesn't get a penny, this criminal government that forced him into exile.
It was published by Macmillan, which has US offices and subsidiaries. They do fall under US jurisdiction and will likely comply with US courts.