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ARTICLE · 23 JULY 2015

The Draft Online Regulation Policy – Does It Impact On User-Generated Content?

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Further consultation may well be required, including with those stakeholders who were not consulted with the first time around.

South AfricaMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
Anneke Meiring
Anneke Meiring
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The Draft Online Regulation Policy (the "Policy") gazetted on 4 March 2015, was developed following section 4A of the Film and Publications Act of 1996, and sets out to create a framework for online content distribution in South Africa under the Film and Publications Board. The first consultation process was extended to 1 July 2015, in response to the public outcry against the uncertainty created by the Regulations, in particular in relation to the classification of user-generated content.

Further consultation may well be required, including with those stakeholders who were not consulted with the first time around. The policy reviewers should, as a start, explain those instances where the explanatory memorandum differ from the Policy.

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