Exactly, there should have been a proper discussion but ask yourself how this issue was presented to the community. Somebody from ShadowCoin just tweets a document that says with bold letter "Confidential"? Now what does that tells you about the "future business partners"? It was presented more like of a blackmaling than a business proposal.
Ah, I didn't know this, missed it in the noise...
If someone from their team did that - well, screw the idiot and the best possible outcome, calling it off, was the only outcome. At least he had made 30% on that shadow thingy price today...