December 22, 2020 Final Report of Study Group on Ideal State of Demand for Disclosure of Identification Information of the Sender and Results of Appeal for Opinions

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) made an appeal for opinions from Saturday, November 14 through Friday, December 4, 2020, on a drafted final report of the Study Group on Ideal State of Demand for Disclosure of Identification Information of the Sender (chaired by SOGABE Masahiro, professor at Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University).
By considering the results of the appeal for opinions, the final report of the Study Group on Ideal State of Demand for Disclosure of Identification Information of the Sender was completed. Accordingly, MIC will open the same to the public, along with the results of the appeal for opinions.

1. Background

The Study Group deliberated on the ideal state of demand to disclose senders’ identification information based on the Act on the Limitation of Liability for Damages of Specified Telecommunications Service Providers and the Right to Demand Disclosure of Identification Information of the Senders (Act No. 137 of 2001). The Study Group drafted the final report at the 10th meeting of the Study Group (November 12, 2020). Accordingly, MIC made this appeal for opinions from Saturday, November 14 through Friday, December 4, 2020. As a result, 39 opinions were submitted.
By considering the results of the appeal for opinions, the final report of the Study Group on Ideal State of Demand for Disclosure of Identification Information of the Sender was completed at the 11th meeting. Accordingly, MIC has decided to open the same to the public, along with the results of the appeal for opinions.

2. How to obtain reference information

Reference information will be posted on the public comment page of the e-Gov(https://public-comment.e-gov.go.jp/servlet/PublicOpen a new window).

Contact

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