It is reported that theft of service and intellectual property rights is a significant problem for cable content providers.

Tanzania is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

The Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act provides a clear regime of copyright exceptions that makes a reference to the concept of "fair practice", which enables the lawful use of copyrighted work by others without obtaining permission. Sections 12 and 26 list the exceptions, which include utilization for the purposes of education; utilization by way of illustration in an original work of an author or authors, provided that the extent of such utilization is compatible with fair practice; among others.

Under the Patents (Registration) Act Cap 217 R.E 2002, foreigners may obtain the same protection as nationals of Tanzania. However, according to Art. 18 of the law, applicants not residing in Tanzania must appoint a patent attorney domiciled in the country to represent the applicant before the Patent Office. In addition, according to Art. 26, foreign parties may pay the required fees only through a patent agent domiciled in Tanzania.

Tanzania is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) nor does it have observer status.

Section 22 (b) of the Licensing Regulations, 2018, stipulated that the majority shareholders (51%) of the Content Service Licensee, should be Tanzanian citizens. The meaning of Content License under the regulations is an entity authorized to provide radio or television broadcasting free to air or content services by subscription. It is not clear if this restriction also applies online.

Clause 54 of the Public Procurement Act permits application of national preference in bid evaluation. The procuring entity shall, when procuring goods, works or services by means of international or national tendering, or when evaluating and comparing tenders, grant a margin of preference for the benefit of tenders for certain goods manufactured in Tanzania, for works by Tanzania contractors or services provided by Tanzania consultants.

According to Section 6-(2-3) of the Public Procurement Regulations, a procuring entity shall not deny prequalification, if required, to a firm for reasons other than legal capacity, financial capability, and experience to successfully perform the contract. The nationality will not be used to deny pre qualification unless the law or Regulations of the United Republic of Tanzania prohibits commercial relations with that country. However, following Section 150-1, foreign firms can only bid for international competitive tenders. The international competitive tendering shall be used if: (i) payment, in whole or in part, is made in a foreign currency; or (ii) it is desired to attract tenders from the widest range of tenderers regardless of the estimated value of the goods or works to be procured.

Tanzania is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

South Sudan has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

South Sudan has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

The Consumers Protection Act 2011 provides a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions. According to Art. 2, the purpose of the law is to establish a legal framework for the protection of the interests and welfare of consumers in their dealings with producers and suppliers. In addition according to Art. 4, the Act applies to any consumer transaction occurring within South Sudan between a supplier and a consumer, unless the transaction is exempted under subsection

South Sudan has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

South Sudan does not implement any de minimis threshold, which is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties.