US government files civil lawsuit against Snowden over publication of memoir
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Source: The Guardian
The US government on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit against Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee and National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower, over the publication this week of his memoir.
Snowden, the suit contends, “published a book entitled Permanent Record in violation of the non-disclosure agreements he signed with both CIA and NSA”.
The lawsuit alleges that Snowden published without submitting the book to the agencies for pre-publication review, “in violation of his express obligations under the agreements he signed”.
Additionally, the suit argues that Snowden has given public speeches on intelligence-related matters, “also in violation of his non-disclosure agreements”.
Although it does not seek to block publication, the suit aims to recover all proceeds earned.
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In response, Snowden, 36, tweeted a link to his book on Amazon: “The government of the United States has just announced a lawsuit over my memoir, which was just released today worldwide. This is the book the government does not want you to read.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/17/edward-snowden-memoir-us-government-lawsuit
Damn, the US "authorities" have not forgotten about Snowden.
I think he did all of us a great service. (don't waste your time posting comments complaining about my position).
I was glad he wrote a book and I had hoped he would earn a lot of money from it. It is best seller on Amazon.
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