Comment by soneca
5 years ago
If the author was maliciously crossing the ethical line, why they would show the project privately to you? If the author was not maliciously crossing the ethical line, why were you so quick to threaten legal action and bully them by mentioning that you had the money to make it dangerous for them?
They might if they were seeking approval to show as later evidence.
The phrase that comes to mind is "Xanatos Gambit" https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/XanatosGambit