To be clear, it’s not that they “mentioned lawyers”, it’s that they said:
Given the irreversible damage that would occur by publishing, it simply is inexcusable to not give us a bit of time to correct the libelous falsehoods in this document, and if published as is we intend to pursue legal action for libel against Ben Pace personally and Lightcone for the maximum damages permitted by law. The legal case is unambiguous and publishing it now would both be unethical and gross negligence, causing irreversible damage.
Which has a bit of a different feel to it than “mentioning lawyers”. (I think you otherwise make a decent point, though one I think that doesn’t apply very well to this situation)
To be clear, it’s not that they “mentioned lawyers”, it’s that they said:
Which has a bit of a different feel to it than “mentioning lawyers”. (I think you otherwise make a decent point, though one I think that doesn’t apply very well to this situation)