"I can call anyone here anything I want, because I'm not using your real name"
IANAL, but I would think that if you could demonstrate that you`ve suffered a measurable loss because of slander/libel directed against a pseudonym (such as "OldOllie"), then you could still sue.
I should imagine that performers and artists who go by a name other than their "real" name are still quite capable of sueing when people say things directed at their stage name.
Saturday, April 28, 2012 11:19:30 PM
This wasn't trolling; this was slander. I can call anyone here anything I want, because I`m not using your real name, and you can do the same to me. I don`t give a flying fap about what anyone says about "OldOllie." Oh, I get pissed off, but I know that`s not the same as being injured, so there`s nothing to sue over.
However, if someone is making false defamatory statements about you and using your real name, that`s another matter altogether, and you can sue them till they bleed from every orifice in their body.
Saturday, April 28, 2012 6:47:43 PM
Damages are based on many things. How much in actual damage reimbursement is fair and also, if it's a punishment award, what the guilty party can afford.
$5000 would be burden for me, but it`s nothing to Donald Trump. So, if you get trolled and want to sue... pray it`s a billionaire dissing you.
Saturday, April 28, 2012 2:13:34 PM
This has nothing to do with freedom of speech. The constitution only applies to gov't action. This case was a tort between 2 private parties.