I was also thinking "isn't libel a crime/illegal"? So I guess I (and maybe the author) just don't really know how the legal system works, meaning that in the ca

I was also thinking "isn't libel a crime/illegal"? So I guess I (and maybe the author) just don't really know how the legal system works, meaning that in the case of libel you don't go through the police, you go directly to your lawyer?