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December 18, 2019 08:16 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/18/21028600/edward-snowden-book-profits-government-judge-ruling-memoir-sales
Edward Snowdens book profits must go to the government, judge rules
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Edward Snowden is not entitled to any profits from the sales of his memoir and the United States government can instead claim the proceeds, a federal judge found in a decision yesterday.
The National Security Agency leaker published the book, called Permanent Record, in September, but the Justice Department immediately stepped in with a lawsuit. Usually, intelligence agencies submit works to a prepublication review process to ensure no government secrets are released.
The government argued that since Snowden had failed to provide the book for a contractually obligated review, he had no right to the profits from the book or his public speeches. Snowden’s lawyers have countered that it would be...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/18/21028600/edward-snowden-book-profits-government-judge-ruling-memoir-sales
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