The Internet Service Providers\u2019 Association (ISPA) has published its take-down statistics for the last decade, which reveal that copyright and trademark infringement are the main reasons for taking down content in South Africa.<\/p>\n
ISPA has a Take-Down Notice (TDN) process in place to allow for unlawful content to be reported \u2013 operating the TDN process on behalf of all ISPA members.<\/p>\n
The take-down notice process is simple and free, and works as follows:<\/p>\n
ISPA receives a take-down notice from a concerned party.
\nISPA checks if the complaint includes all needed information and if the service provider against whom the complaint is being made is an ISPA member.
\nISPA forwards the complaint to the service provider and provides guidelines on what their options are.
\nThe service provider decides whether to take the content down or to reject the notice.<\/p>\n
ISPA\u2019s take-down notice system has many benefits, which includes protecting hosts against legal action for the content they host.<\/p>\n
ISPA publishes the number of TDNs filed with it\u00a0each year and certain\u00a0information about the outcome and categories of the notices.<\/p>\n
The majority of accepted TDNs relate to copyright and trademark infringement, fraud, malware, and phishing.<\/p>\n
Defamation, hate speech, harassment, and invasion of privacy also feature prominently as reasons for TDN requests.<\/p>\n
The graphs below provide details about South Africa\u2019s TDNs over the last decade. (Click to enlarge.)<\/p>\n
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