# 特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律 / Act on Measures against Infringement of Rights, etc. Arising from the Distribution of Information through Specified Telecommunications — 第十二条 (Article 12)

- Law: 特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律 (Act on Measures against Infringement of Rights, etc. Arising from the Distribution of Information through Specified Telecommunications), 平成十三年法律第百三十七号
- English title "Act on Measures against Infringement of Rights, etc. Arising from the Distribution of Information through Specified Telecommunications": claude-opus-5-5
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第十二条 (Article 12)（発信者情報開示命令事件の記録の閲覧等） — address `art-12`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-17
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/information-distribution-platform-act/art-12
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000137/art-12
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### 第十二条（発信者情報開示命令事件の記録の閲覧等） — (Inspection of Records of Case of Sender Identification Information Disclosure Order)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/information-distribution-platform-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000137/art-12</sup>

**第一項**  当事者又は利害関係を疎明した第三者は、裁判所書記官に対し、発信者情報開示命令事件の記録の閲覧若しくは謄写、その正本、謄本若しくは抄本の交付又は発信者情報開示命令事件に関する事項の証明書の交付を請求することができる。
<sup>art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/information-distribution-platform-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000137/art-12/par-1</sup>
The parties to a case and any third party that makes a prima facie showing of interest in the case may file a request with the court clerk to inspect or copy the case record, to issue an authenticated copy, transcript, or extract of the case record, or to issue a certificate of the particulars of the case of the sender identification information disclosure order.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定は、発信者情報開示命令事件の記録中の録音テープ又はビデオテープ（これらに準ずる方法により一定の事項を記録した物を含む。）については、適用しない。この場合において、当事者又は利害関係を疎明した第三者は、裁判所書記官に対し、これらの物の複製を請求することができる。
<sup>art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/information-distribution-platform-act/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000137/art-12/par-2</sup>
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply with respect to case records of the case of a sender identification information disclosure order that are being prepared in the form of audiotapes or videotapes (including any other matters that have been recorded by means equivalent thereto). Nevertheless, the relevant parties or a third party that makes a prima facie showing of interest may file a request with the court clerk for a reproduction of these matters.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  前二項の規定による発信者情報開示命令事件の記録の閲覧、謄写及び複製の請求は、当該記録の保存又は裁判所の執務に支障があるときは、することができない。
<sup>art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/information-distribution-platform-act/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000137/art-12/par-3</sup>
The request for inspection, copying and reproduction of records of a case of a sender identification information disclosure order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs may not be filed if these actions would be detrimental to the preservation of the case record or the performance of the court duties.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-12/par-2: 前項 → 特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/information-distribution-platform-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000137/art-12/par-1
- art-12/par-3: 前二項 → 特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/information-distribution-platform-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000137/art-12/par-1
- art-12/par-3: 前二項 → 特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律 第十二条第二項 (Article 12, paragraph (2)), art-12/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/information-distribution-platform-act/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000137/art-12/par-2

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律 第十二条第二項（発信者情報開示命令事件の記録の閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/information-distribution-platform-act/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000137/art-12/par-2
- 特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律 第十二条第三項（発信者情報開示命令事件の記録の閲覧等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/information-distribution-platform-act/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000137/art-12/par-3

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — English title of a law in this collection, written for this site, written 2026-10-12
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-07-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0000000137/20260717_508AC1000000058), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Measures against Infringement of Rights, etc. Arising from the Distribution of Information through Specified Telecommunications — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4443/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 189 — 特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11
