From the article: "Legally, in the USA and Australia, it’s shaky ground to discriminate on the basis of someone’s name, even if that name is a pseudonym, as a

From the article: "Legally, in the USA and Australia, it’s shaky ground to discriminate on the basis of someone’s name, even if that name is a pseudonym, as a pseudonym has the same legal weight as any other name you might have, in those two countries. Both the USA and Australia allow someone to select and use virtually any name ‘at will’ so long as it is not done with fraudulent intent. You can stick a pseudonym on your tax forms, file a lawsuit with it, register a copyright (although for reduced time-limits of 95/120 years) or trademark with one, or appear in court under one, so long as you’re not doing so in order to violate any law or regulation, or to evade any lawful obligation." That's amazing, and something I would not have guessed. It's hard to believe I could file my taxes as Mickey Mouse and, as long as they're accurate, it wouldn't be considered a problem.