Talk:Son of Sam law

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It is totally incredible! All countries of the world have laws that say criminals can never profit financially from their crimes directly or indirectly, period.

Name them (the laws, that is, not the countries). It would be interesting enough to add to the article, and why these laws apparently do not apply to publishing accounts of crimes. As the article notes, in many cases this is because it interferes with free speech and the public interest, which take precedence over moral outrage over a criminal receiving money for writing something that's only of value because he performed the acts described. 82.92.119.11 20:10, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Nick Leeson's books are making him a reasonable sum. 81.178.213.71 (talk) 13:21, 26 January 2008 (UTC)