In fact, just to expand on this, in order for it to be harrassment of defamation or what have you, it first has to NOT be appropriate academic research. I think we can all agree that mainstream academic works are, even when highly critical is not defamatory or harrassment. The position that the UCOC mandates we punish an academic for their work means that we in our own voice are disputing the collective judgement of the journal and its field. I doubt that's what you intend, but nevertheless it's what would be required.