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If Snowden has no chance of getting any income from his book, let's boycott the official book and download unauthorized copies from Library Genesis instead. And
by bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago
If Snowden has no chance of getting any income from his book, let's boycott the official book and download unauthorized copies from Library Genesis instead. And perhaps, donate to the Freedom of the Press Foundation. But at least, don't buy the official book and send money to the U.S. Government.
- Paul-ish 7y agoWhat about the publisher, who took on legal risk publishing Snowden's book? If they don't make money, there is no incentive to publish this sort of book in the future.
- saagarjha 7y agoWill the publisher get any of the money, even if people bought the book?
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoThe ruling names his publishers as "parties necessary to accord relief, but [the US Gov] has not asserted independent claims against them". So if I'm parsing that right (IANAL), the publishers are required to remit Snowden's share to the government, but the ruling doesn't appear to require the publishers themselves to forfeit their own revenues/profits. https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/snowden_book_ruling.pdf https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/snowd...
- esotericn 7y agoDonate money to them. This is the standard model for DRM shenanigans, works well here too.
- kzrdude 7y agoIsn't it a non-US publisher? Those of us who bought the book outside of USA, surely that money is out of reach?
- mikorym 7y agoWhat happens if you buy the book outside of the US?