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Re:N.S.A Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign... by AnimalMuppet on Friday April 28, 2017 @03:54PM (#14222558)
Eureka! We make a class-action lawsuit, charging the government $X billion for violating our copyrights because of NSA surveillance!
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Re:N.S.A Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign... by pyre on Friday April 28, 2017 @04:12PM (#14222686)
The government can exempt themselves from IP laws. For example, the government has exempted itself and defence contractors for violating patents (to build top secret devices) in the past.
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Re:N.S.A Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign... by rietta on Friday April 28, 2017 @04:13PM (#14222701)
Yeah, not going to happen because of "the national security interest of the United States". A related concept is a contract contrary to public policy.
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Re:N.S.A Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign... by rhizome on Friday April 28, 2017 @11:44PM (#14224924)
Alas! Sovereign immunity means you can't sue the government without their permission.
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Re:N.S.A Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign... by xmj on Saturday April 29, 2017 @03:42AM (#14225500)
Where are you going to sue the government... in a government court?
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Re:N.S.A Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign... by rhizome on Sunday April 30, 2017 @01:56AM (#14230330)
...yes? Couldn't there be valid causes of action for government acts? Are we simply assuming bad faith on the part of the government for any possible scenarios?
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Re:N.S.A Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign... by DoofusOfDeath on Saturday April 29, 2017 @08:51AM (#14226341)
Only in a revolution, I suspect. And revolutions are not to be undertaken lightly.
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