blake murphy > wrote:

>take note of #4. no tort, no suit. saying rude things about stu on usenet
>does not constitute 'damage,' unless he hangs himself out of emotional
>distress or something.

Isn't there also something about needing to mitigate damages, i.e.
whoever is posting as Stu cannot decide to act so as to maximize
the damage, and then claim to be injured by this then larger amount?

Steve