If IP addresses ARE “personal data” for a copyright purpose, aren’t they personal data for ALL purposes?
Let’s revisit that old chestnut: “is an IP address you use in an internet session personal data about you?”. The reason: I have just come across two legal references which relate to copyright infringement, where the argument that an IP address is personal data was accepted. (An IP address is the number linked to your connection to the internet so that communications can occur; for instance 68.74.255.92). The first reference I found was the Monetary Penalty Notice that ACS Law




