The IP of every post on this forum is logged and visible to Pete. It doesn't take a court order, or any sort of legal proceeding to "collect." If Pete wanted to, he could expose the IP of every poster on here, even this one, for all to see.

Everyone's IP is logged whether you register or not, just as it was on Topix.
I'm not worried in the least, and neither should anyone else be, unless of course, they are out to harrass or stalk other posters here, which would give reason to do so, perhaps.
Pete may know the IP of users, but legally he is still not permited to release such without a court order because of privacy legislation that prevents him from doing so, as I said previously..