Take down notice in terms of section 77 of the Electronic Communications and
Transactions Act, No. 25 of 2002.
Full names and address of
complainant
Statement by the complainant
that the information in the take-
down notification is to his or her
knowledge true and correct
Statement that the
complainant is acting in good
faith
Identification of the material
or activity that is claimed to be
the subject of unlawful activity
and
Identification of the right that has
allegedly been infringed
The remedial action required
to be taken by the service
provider in respect of the
complaint
Telephonic and electronic
contact details, if any, of the
complainant
February 2009
Written or electronic signature
of the complainant
I, Joe Smith, state that:
1. I am an adult male businessman with my principal place of business being Office, Street, City,
Country.
2. The information contained in this statement is, to my knowledge, both true and correct.
3. I am filing this notice in good faith.
4. I am the proprietor of a website located at http://www.mywebsite.co.za which has been
registered in my name since 2000 (proof of registration is enclosed). I am the author of content
I have posted to my website.
5. I reserve all rights to my content and do not permit other websites to publish my content.
6. It has come to my attention that a website located at http://www.copycats.co.za ("the offending
website") is hosted by Acme Service Provider. The offending website contains copies of my
content without my permission and is therefore infringing my copyright in and to my content.
7. The offending website is accessible by and targets South Africans and therefore falls under the
purview of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, No. 25 of 2002 which
provides for a "take down" procedure for rights infringements that go beyond copyright
infringement. I am invoking this procedure in terms of section 77 of that Act.
8. I require that either my content be removed from the offending website or the offending website
itself be taking offline and removed from public view.
My further contact details are below:
Phone: +27 11 123 4567
Fax: +27 11 123 4568
Email: me@mywebsite.co.za
Signed on
______________________________
Joe Smith
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