Possible Legal Problem

[Khan the Warlord]

I have recently discovered many people have a pirated .pdf-playtest version of the Epic Level Handbook and now see the Morrus has allowed a "scoop" to be added to the main site, directly ripped from this pirated .pdf.

Now, my question is: Is this a prudent action? I mean, could EN World be liable for the release of this news or indirect support of these pirated playtest copies?

I'm not supporting or acting against piracy -- I'm mainly concerned for EN World and wanted to ask the mods here (and Morrus) if the news blurb should continue to be posted about it.

Disclaimer: No offense is intended to either Morrus or EN World, I'm just a loyal supporter of this site.

(And I did wonder if I should send this via an email to Morrus, but I wanted the quickest avenue for him to be aware of it. If I'm wrong about the legal issues, then my apologies and just delete this post.)

 

[Piratecat]

The person legally responsible is the jerk who allowed his playtest copy to slip out; this sort of leak is in extremely bad form from someone who has signed a NDA. However, Morrus (and EN World) have no legal liability here; he is just repeating a rumor which may or may not be true.

In any event, it's good free advertising for the product!!

 

[XCorvis]

I don't think it will be a problem - WotC isn't horrible with that kind of stuff, and there are plenty of movie rumor sites that operate on the same principle.

 

[Khan the Warlord]

Well, that's great news.

Just go ahead and delete this thread then.

 

[Morrus]

I hadn't heard of a pirate pdf at all. As far as I'm concerned, this is just a random rumour - I don't even know if it's true. If WotC does have a problem with it, then I'll remove it, but I don't see that it's an issue. It certainly doesn't replicate any content form the book.

 

[Darkness]

Well, that's great news.

Just go ahead and delete this thread then.

We would, but deleting is currently only possible during low-traffic times...

 

[Khan the Warlord]

I hadn't heard of a pirate pdf at all. As far as I'm concerned, this is just a random rumour - I don't even know if it's true.

Yes, it is circulating rather quickly.

 

[Leopold]

Yes, it is circulating rather quickly.

just to test your theory: It has not hit kazaa yet or DC so so far it's out of the masses hands.

 

[Darkness]

Yes, it is circulating rather quickly.

Most interesting rumors tend to do that.

 

[Khan the Warlord]

just to test your theory: It has not hit kazaa yet or DC so so far it's out of the masses hands.

And if those were the only methods of getting it into the hands of thousands and thousands, then I would agree with you.

But, they aren't and I don't.