問9
頻出度★★☆
A氏は, インターネット掲示板に投稿された情報が自身のプライバシを侵害したと判断したので, プロバイダ責任制限法に基づき, その掲示板を運営するX社に対して, 投稿者であるB氏の発信者情報の開示を請求した。このとき, X社がプロバイダ責任制限法に基づいて行う対応として, 適切なものはどれか。ここで, X社はA氏, B氏双方と連絡が取れるものとする。
平成30年度 春期 ITパスポート試験 問9
ストラテジ系法務 › その他の法律・ガイドライン・情報倫理
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解説
問 9
※ Our check while writing this explanation could not fully confirm the published answer; scoring follows IPA's official key.
Incorrectア
Setting up a three-party meeting for discussion involving Mr. A and Mr. B is not a procedure required by the Provider Liability Limitation Act. What Company X is obligated to do is to seek the sender's opinion, not to arrange a venue for discussion between the parties.
Incorrectイ
Concluding a confidentiality agreement with Mr. A is not something the law establishes as a requirement for disclosure. What disclosure requires is confirming that the rights infringement is clear and seeking the sender's opinion; a confidentiality agreement with the requester is not a precondition.
- ウ
正解 The correct answer is ウ. Under the Provider Liability Limitation Act (now the Information Distribution Platform Response Act), when disclosing sender information, the provider that receives the disclosure request (Company X) must, in principle, ask the sender himself (Mr. B) for his opinion on whether to agree to the disclosure before deciding whether to disclose (the duty to seek the sender's opinion). The purpose is to protect the sender's rights, such as freedom of expression and secrecy of communications, by avoiding one-sided disclosure and giving him a chance to object. Since the question states that Company X can contact Mr. B, this is not an exceptional case (inability to make contact), so Company X should take the step of asking Mr. B for his opinion.
Incorrectエ
Disclosure is not carried out unconditionally and immediately. It requires judging whether the rights infringement is clear and, in principle, seeking the sender's (Mr. B's) opinion; treating any request as grounds for immediate, unconditional disclosure goes against the legal procedure.
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- For a request to disclose sender information under the Provider Liability Limitation Act, the provider must, in principle, seek the sender's own opinion before disclosing (the duty to seek the sender's opinion). It is especially mandatory when the sender can be contacted.
- This system aims to balance relief for the victim against protection of the sender's freedom of expression and secrecy of communications, so one-sided, immediate, unconditional disclosure is not permitted.
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