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A former US Navy Seal who wrote a bestseller about his role in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden is to pay nearly $7m (£5m) to the government for violating non-disclosure agreements.
Matt Bissonette failed to get clearance from the Pentagon before the book No Easy Day was published in 2012.
He has agreed to forfeit all profits and royalties, as well as film rights and speaking fees.
In exchange, the government will dismiss other liability claims.
Source: BBC News
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Bin Laden Raid Bestseller's Author to Pay $7m for Violating NDA
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(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 22 2016, @04:29PM
So it comes down to a civil liability due to his violation of the NDA. I wonder: is it usual, in such a case, for the aggrieved party to claim the entire proceeds?
That's the wrong question to ask. The correct question is "what was the NDA which was signed"?
The answer is this one. It says:
5. I hereby assign to the United States Government all royalties, remunerations, and emoluments that have resulted, will result or may result from any disclosure, publication, or revelation of classified information not consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
That seems fairly clear to me.
Just because a Reddit link sounds knowledgeable (I can't tell, your link seems to be broken) doesn't mean it is either knowledgably or correct. Such a statement could equally apply to my post, as IANAL/etc.