Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/09/17/edward-snowden-sued-by-u-s.html
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Because the leaks themselves didn’t violate the NDA?
I wish I could find the article but I kinda care less about him after learning he was happy and fine with the excessive snooping when it was Bush doing it but then for some reason got upset about Obama using it… yeah no.
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well, he didn’t make any money from the leaks. If the US gov can’t arrest him, they will sure as heck make every effort to make his life as uncomfortable as possible.
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You say “potato”, our division of lawyers may or may not say “poh-tah-to”. Also, the previous statement should in no way be indicative of the existence of said “poh-tah-to”.
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So what they’re saying is, in effect, “buy this book ASAP before the publisher gets slapped with a cease-and-desist”.
Streisand laughed…
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Given that he’s living in Russia, “the CIA is even more mad at me” would make him more popular there
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It’s a joke, right?
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Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Trent McCotter wrote that the alleged violation of nondisclosure agreements Snowden signed with the two agencies undermines public trust in the federal government and endangers national security.
Of course, its not the actions of the government that undermine trust and endanger national security, it’s making people aware of those actions that cause the harm.
Id love to see a judge rub their noses in the hypocrisy, but all they ever need do is invoke the magic words, “national security” and the judiciary rolls over.
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Since Snowden is not going to return to the US to defend this lawsuit, I imagine the judge will summarily find in favor of the plaintiff, so all proceeds will accrue to the government. If ever there was a good reason to bootleg a copy of a book, this is it.
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Are you forgetting which timeline we’re in?
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The “wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am längsten”* timeline, as far as anyone can see. Anywhere the wind blows. Doesn’t really matter.
Who laughs last, laughs the longest. Really looses something in translation to English, at least for someone who’s first language is the language of Goethe and Goebbels (just to name two who had quite an influence on it).
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The last guy I’m aware of who got sued by the government for publishing without permission like this lost on summary judgement despite fighting it, and he had a stronger case.
So… buy a physical copy of the book because Amazon is going to be forced to pull all the electronic copies.
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One I wish I weren’t in.
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You, me, and lots of the fine folks here…
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The government’s suit targets Snowden and his breach of contract and doesn’t affect publication or distribution of the book. The publishers are included as defendants solely to prevent them from transfering any profits to Snowden.
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Your timeline doesnt seem correct. He was 17 years old when Bush was elected. He worked for intelligence services for nearly 5 years during Obama’s administration.
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The US government could seize royalties from the book but the substantial advance has already been banked.
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Where’s my freakin’ portal gun, Morty. Leavin’ this shit in another universe.
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That worked so well for Maggie 
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