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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 6556674" data-attributes="member: 5143">He said &quot;leaks&quot; were not authorized.&nbsp; Leaks generally mean material that was not meant to go out.&nbsp; What Mearls is saying is that those were leaks, WOTC did not ask anyone to release that information and someone did it without their permission.&nbsp; He says that often share information about products in the planning stages with retailers.&nbsp; The implication in that statement is that we don't currently know about any of those OTHER unreleased products so there was a reasonable expectation from WOTC that we would never find out about this one either.&nbsp; Someone released information they shouldn't have.There likely was not an NDA signed because WOTC didn't feel one was necessary.&nbsp; Even if one was signed, they aren't that enforceable and they aren't worth enforcing if you need to continue dealing with the company in question in a professional capacity afterwards.&nbsp; It's possible WOTC called them up and said &quot;Hey, you were supposed to keep that information under wraps, try to make sure it doesn't happen again.&quot;&nbsp; That's assuming they even know who leaked the information.&nbsp; It's certainly possible that they gave the information out to so many companies that they don't even know the original source of the leak.I'm 100% certain that they planned a book, they created ad copy and a cover mock up.&nbsp; They discussed their plans with their publisher and possibly some retailers to get a sense of who would likely purchase the book when it was printed.&nbsp; They were likely ready to release it but then someone inside the company changed their mind.&nbsp; Likely for the reason's Mearls gave: That it is up in the air exactly what support for an RPG should look like.Someone at WOTC said &quot;We're making a book because that's what we did last edition.&nbsp; Maybe we should do something different this edition instead.&quot;&nbsp; So, they put all their plans on hold, didn't officially announce the book to the public, and decided to split the book into pieces and release it online instead.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 6556674, member: 5143"] He said "leaks" were not authorized. Leaks generally mean material that was not meant to go out. What Mearls is saying is that those were leaks, WOTC did not ask anyone to release that information and someone did it without their permission. He says that often share information about products in the planning stages with retailers. The implication in that statement is that we don't currently know about any of those OTHER unreleased products so there was a reasonable expectation from WOTC that we would never find out about this one either. Someone released information they shouldn't have. There likely was not an NDA signed because WOTC didn't feel one was necessary. Even if one was signed, they aren't that enforceable and they aren't worth enforcing if you need to continue dealing with the company in question in a professional capacity afterwards. It's possible WOTC called them up and said "Hey, you were supposed to keep that information under wraps, try to make sure it doesn't happen again." That's assuming they even know who leaked the information. It's certainly possible that they gave the information out to so many companies that they don't even know the original source of the leak. I'm 100% certain that they planned a book, they created ad copy and a cover mock up. They discussed their plans with their publisher and possibly some retailers to get a sense of who would likely purchase the book when it was printed. They were likely ready to release it but then someone inside the company changed their mind. Likely for the reason's Mearls gave: That it is up in the air exactly what support for an RPG should look like. Someone at WOTC said "We're making a book because that's what we did last edition. Maybe we should do something different this edition instead." So, they put all their plans on hold, didn't officially announce the book to the public, and decided to split the book into pieces and release it online instead. [/QUOTE]

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