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craze3
I'm glad they're appealing, but I have a feeling his publishers (MacMillan and Holtzbrinck) will eventually cave.

What's more messed up is that they're going after the money he made from speaking at events:

  The judge ruled that the government is entitled to any proceeds from those public talks, though it’s not clear how that ruling might be enforced.
krallja
> The judge ruled that the government is entitled to any proceeds from those public talks, though it’s not clear how that ruling might be enforced.
scohesc
It's amazing that it's even possible for a government (in the name of "security", or "national security") to prevent someone from profiting off of their experiences in their own personal life.

Land of the free, home of the brave!

abaga129
What does this mean for the people who bought his book? I bought it on audiobook partially because I wanted to read it but equally because I want Snowden to get paid for what he gave up. To me he is a hero and should be rewarded. The last thing I want is for my money to go to the government.

If the repeal falls through and he doesn't get paid then I want to get my money back for it.