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So the "bricki-leaks" type site is a gap, but unlikely to be filled any time soon.
Also, leaking upcoming set images is not like wiki-leaks which leaks the dirty laundry of corrupt governments and organizations and by that doing a noble public service. It does far more harm then good. Do we really want to support and give tips to LEGO's competitors? Because that's pretty much the only result of leaking images.
Having said that, individuals still leak images on social media sites, as well as upcoming minifigs on eBay. So the leaks are still there, but it went more underground and harder to find. Sites owners who have a relatioship with LEGO won't want to risk their relationship and don't repost these leaks, but they are there.
So yeah, to answer your question, LEGO has been doing an impressive job at keeping leaks down by being proactive, reaching out to the LEGO fan community and asking for their help/cooperation. Even if they can't stop individual leakers and factory thiefs. Stopping leakers is a recurring topic at the LEGO Ambassador forum.
Also, LEGO has been doing leaks themselves - which is just as fun for the public, but it is under LEGO's control. Think of the whole campaign of how the Minecraft sets, LEGO Ideas sets, and some of the new themes have been revealed with little teasers and such. A brilliant idea; take control of leaks by doing it yourself! ;)
Look at the CMF wave. Especially starting with wave 9, they started really holding back images to the last mintute. Like CMF series wave #12(i'm talking about the ones with official numbers, not side trips) should be out anytime yet we might have 10 known figures at best and that's between some image in a foreign catalog plus recently some in the latest magazine.
I used to be a CMF nut now between the prices going up, the figures being disappointing, and the Mr. G stunt; I am done with the whole mess. Last wave I bought from was series 11 when it shortly came out and the last figure purchase was 2 months ago but that was only b/c I found a scientist for a buck and the head, hair, and flasks I wanted were bound to be cheaper then Bricklinking the parts.
I was debating about getting 1 for my numbered wave collection but the problem it's 4 bucks due to the MMO code that i have no use for since i hate the game(I played in closed beta and I hated it) and i'm not willing to shell out 4 bucks per figure.
Part of the reason that companies are being more careful, I suspect is due to the recession. The reality is that leaks can negatively impact the bottom line of a company. It is not just about competitors. It is about consumers seeing info about upcoming sets, and deciding to wait on that upcoming new set instead of a purchase of a current set. We have seen years where American Girl got stung by that. Lego has such a fast flip rate of themes, because they know what is new sells, so they need to get those items to sell. They do not need consumers waiting on future purchases.
I think lego websites that are run by AFOLs do realize there is a fine line. People want to see new sets, but there is also a balance with recognizing and respecting the intellectual property of the company one is a fan of. I think many do recognize the difference between a legitimate leak out in the public domain, versus a leak of confidential pictures that do have potential to hurt a company.
While It may not seem like a large difference, the difference can often be in the timing.
But these were not leaks from the catalogues or the artwork, they were figures that leaked from the factory. Virtually every post leads to (mainly now defunct) Chinese websites.
Maybe we are not getting so many CMF leaks due to lego tightening up the security at the factories. Or maybe the workers have realised there is more money to be made by faking superhero minifigs rather than wasting time leaking images of new figures.