We get "please provide the logged IP addresses of user X" subpoenas on a weekly if not daily basis. Which law school did you go to so I can tell our corp counsel they've been doing it wrong and stop asking?
You should re-read the quote. This was not a request for the IP addresses of the users in question, but for the everyone that downloaded any packages uploaded by those users.
You're right. Sorry that I implied that was the only thing they asked for. But the point still stands that it's very common to be compelled to provide the equivalent of "tell me everything you know about this IP address", and our legal has said we (usually) legally have to provide it.
Note that GP complains not about the request for IP addresses of user X, but the request for IP addresses of anyone who downloaded content uploaded by user X.
