<i>He phoned the researcher&#x27;s CEO and subtly threatened legal action. This is spin at it&#x27;s finest.</i><p>Or, he got in touch with the company he thought the researcher was affiliated with, to discuss what he felt was a very serious issue without involving lawyers. The classic outrage case is when a big company starts sending scary letters signed by lawyers, first thing. Maybe we should be less outraged when someone goes out of his way to be reasonable.