Firms wanted seven years' worth of IP address logs on users who discussed piracy.

Reddit beats film industry again, won’t have to reveal pirates’ IP addresses::Firms wanted seven years’ worth of IP address logs on users who discussed piracy.

  • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Also, do IP addresses really change that often anymore, even if you aren’t paying for a static one?

    For most ISPS, every time you restart your modem it will be assigned a new IP. Some ISPs may reassign the same IP within a small time period, but most will just assign a new IP for every new connection.

    • systemglitch@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Must be a regional thing. I have the same IP for years, no matter which ISP I use. Struggling to think of a single time it changed in the last 20+ years.