Electronic Network Consortium

Overview
The Electronic Network Consortium (ENC) is a Japanese trade organization run by the New Media Development Association, an auxiliary organization of Ministry of International Trade and Industry. It works to solve problems encountered by Internet service providers. Activities provided by the ENC include: discussion with the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) on royalties for music copyrights used by online services; ethical guideline for running online services and recommended etiquette for online service users; as well as survey reports of online service statistics in Japan.