Some people are saying to release the book. It seems the better thing to do is sell it for cost. I'd buy it if the the Feds didn't get a dollar.
I wonder if you can buy a foreign version from Amazon?
The Feds Get Permission to Seize Edward Snowden's Book Profits
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#42To be fair, Snowden was given access to a lot of stuff because he promised not to reveal them outside of the chain of command. He did, and claimed that the chain was broken and the people needed to know. Fine. The government didn't even try to ban the the book (it would have been impossible anyway.) But, why should he profit ??
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#43It would be cool to see this go second hand by a fan. A fan that could buy up all the copies at a bulk rate (say $2 for 1M copies) Then re-sell those at the original price. Since it's now a used book, that fan could donate the profit to the original author, whoever that is.
I get the feeling that sending Edward Snowden a bunch of money would at least be cause for concern, if not actually illegal.
I know "bitcoin" and all that, but if you're goal is to find some sort of legal loophole I don't think this is it.
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#44To be fair, Snowden was given access to a lot of stuff because he promised not to reveal them outside of the chain of command. He did, and claimed that the chain was broken and the people needed to know. Fine. The government didn't even try to ban the the book (it would have been impossible anyway.) But, why should he profit ??
This is not about Snowden.
This is about the SIGNIFICANT crimes against humanity and war crimes that he - and others - have put their lives on the line to reveal to the general public.
You (we) are being lied to about the activities of our governments in the Western sphere. They started WORLD WAR THREE, and wish to keep this fact from you.
And, they are laying in the conditions required for a repressive, totalitarian regime - and working as hard as they can, at all costs, to ensure that civil society does not have what it needs to counter their actions.
If you value the future freedom of your children, you WILL inform yourself about what the 5-eyes New World Order are doing, in your name, to ensure that the Western societies maintain dominance and control over humanity. It is that serious.
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#45Edward Snowden just gave me permission to steal and distribute this book. Have fun
I'm cool with that. I will steal it, for sure, and make sure it gets read.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Does it say somewhere in the article that the government is attempt to prevent its publication? Sounds like they're just stripping his profits.
When one cannot prevent the publication, one can prevent any reward that the author might get from it. It's not a far stretch to consider this to be aimed (at least partially) at discouraging such publications.
If by profits we're talking about the publisher's and not just Snowden's, this could be a very effective way of getting the book off the shelves.
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#48It would be great if there was world peace, happy families and spouses that stayed together forever, and no foreigners targeting your country. People often forget that foreign governments are targeting USA and US persons abroad. There isn't another move left but to have surveillance tools and ingest a lot of data. If the advantage is lost, it will be someone else having it. This also extends to military things. It'd…
I bet you have no clue how many innocent human beings the American government and its allies have massacred in the last 10 years.
Hint: it doesn't benefit you one bit.
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#49Just remember Obama signed an executive order that prohibits you from donating to Snowden. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/0...
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
The mere fact that you can't say for sure his exact status should raise a giant red flag about the state of our republic. He is certainly targeted and watched. If you send him money, you will likely be watched more carefully as well. Buying his book is a symbol of defiance more than anything else. That said, Snowden is not covered by official sanctions and does not even come up on Dow Jones as PEP or person of intere…
But there was this executive order? https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/0...
Ok. I am not an attorney. My views are my own. No purchase necessary. Not FDIC insured. YMMV. Consult a real lawyer. Don't be an idiot.
You right in a sense that when you read this, Snowden could easily be argued to fit the mold.
However, you will note that it later says that the actual designation ( verified here with treasury link I added ) is up to SOS and other involved individuals.
Note, that at the time I checked it, Snowden was not on that list and apparently has not been since issuance of this EO.
At least not yet.
edit, because there always exceptions: see wikileaks and note neither he nor his creation was sanctioned by OFAC either. However, that did not stop the state from making donations.. challenging.