A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Colombia's law and jurisprudence. The liability regime for damages applicable to Internet intermediaries in Colombia is the same as that generally applied to any other activity, which is a regime of subjective civil liability since the law does not provide for a presumption of fault (or objective) for intermediaries.

Decree No. 1,630 creates a national registry of mobile phones through the adoption of two databases. The negative database contains the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) of the devices that have been reported as stolen or lost, both in Colombia and abroad, while the positive database includes the mobile equipment imported or legally manufactured in Colombian territory. The latter connects the IMEI with the identity of the user, who is required to provide the telecommunication operators (or mobile telecommunications networks and services providers) with their full name, type and identity document number, address and telephone number. Although there is no mandatory registration of SIM cards, the IMEIs are associated with a specific user. Art. 5 of Decree No. 1,630 states that telecommunications providers must bear the costs of the system that supports the positive and negative databases, which must be managed by an independent legal entity and should guarantee the quality of the service. More regulation on the databases is contained in Resolution No. 3,128.

According to Resolution No. 912, telecom subscribers must provide telecom concessionaires with their name, address, contact number and ID number. The police duplicate this database. Telecommunications service providers authorised to operate must “allow remote queries” to subscriber’s data “via the web through VPN”, which must contain the following information: complete names or registered corporate or trade name; identification number and type or tax identification (for legal entities); address; telephone number; city of residence; mobile number or fixed line number; “ID and FLOTA number” if any; activation date. In case of changes, telecommunications service providers must send updates to DIJIN ("Dirección de Investigación Criminal e INTERPOL de la Policía Nacional") every month (Art. 1 and Annex I).

Colombia's slow customs clearance procedures are reportedly hampering import and export activities. In addition, there have been reports that Colombia has experienced significant delays in implementing crucial customs reforms that would allow traders to submit copies of invoices electronically instead of physical documents.

It is reported that Decree No. 2025 creates burdensome restrictions and administrative requirements for trade in mobile phones. The Decree establishes measures to control the import and export of intelligent mobile phones, cellular mobile phones, and their parts, susceptible to classification under Customs Tariff subheading 8517.12.00.00 and 8517.70.00.00, as part of its strategy to address the theft of mobile phones.
Chapter I of Decree No. 2025 establishes the import conditions of mobile phones. According to Art. 3, mobile phones whose IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is registered in the databases referred to in Art. 106 of No. Law 1,453 of 2011 may not be imported. But, importation is permitted if: (a) it is an IMEI reported in the positive database, (ii) in the case of import in compliance with a guarantee or (iii) the re-import of previously exported phones. Also, intelligent mobiles can be imported if the travellers carry them when entering the national territory as a personal possession (and no more than three units). Importation is also allowed under the modality of postal traffic and urgent shipments if it is just one mobile/intelligent phone that fulfils customs regulations."
Art. 1 of Decree No. 2,142 amended Art. 3 of Decree No. 2025 (Chapter I), yet the conditions for importing mobile phones remain largely unchanged. While these restrictions predate the amendment, Decree No. 2,142 introduced a more lenient regime allowing the import under the modality of postal traffic and urgent shipments if it is just one mobile/intelligent phone that fulfils customs regulations.

According to Art. Art. 33 of Law 182, as modified by Art. 4 of Law 680, the main digital television channel of a digital multiplex must comply with the percentages of national production programming established. The minimum percentages of national production programming are:
- National channels: From 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., 70% of the programming will be national production. From 10:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., 50% of the programming will be nationally produced. From 12:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 100% of the programming will be free. From 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 50% will be nationally produced programming. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, the percentage is: 50% in triple-A hours;
- Regional channels and local stations: the emission of national production programming must be 50% of the total programming.
It is not clear whether this applies also online.

Art. 2.2.19.3 of Decree No. 681 on national audiovisual work for users in Colombia, which implements Art. 154 of the National Development Plan 2018-2022, requires video-on-demand (VOD) platforms that operate in Colombia (such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, HBO, among others) to create an exclusive section that highlights and compiles audiovisual works of Colombian origin.

According to Art. 7 of Decree No. 2025, the export of smartphones/mobile phones is prohibited, with some exceptions:
- Export is allowed if travellers carry the phones when leaving the national territory as personal possession (and no more than three units);
- In the case of temporary export;
- In case of definitive export, when they are considered waste electrical or electronic equipment;
- When the export of smartphones or mobile phones originates from a free zone within Colombia, and the products have been transformed, assembled, stored, repaired, or serviced by users of the free zone.
In addition, Art. 4 of Decree No. 2,142 modified Art. 7 of Decree No. 2,025 (chapter II), but export conditions for mobile phones remain in place.

Section 9 of Decree No. 1,595 regulates the conformity assessment procedure. There is mandatory certification of cellular devices.
According to Art. 2.2.1.7.9.2 of the Decree, the country accepts a Self-Declaration of Conformity (SDoC). However, a testing laboratory recognised by the regulator ICONTEC (“Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación”) must test the equipment, and the supplier must register the equipment with the regulator.
Circular No. 060 deals with safety levels regarding human exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and lists the following products to be homologated: fixed-wireline desktop and wall-mounted, cellular-mobile, cellular-fixed, PCS-mobile, PCS-fixed, dual-cellular PCS, satellite.

The country has two main instruments regulating data protection: Law No. 1,581 and Decree No. 1,377. Law No. 1,581 establishes the guiding principles of data protection (such as finality, transparency, and confidentiality). Decree No. 1,377 complements and modifies Law No. 1,581. In addition, Law No. 1,266 developed the habeas data, particularly regarding financial, credit, commercial, services, and third countries information.

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

Colombia has a copyright regime under Law No. 23. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Arts. 31-44 list the exceptions, which include the use of literary or artistic works or parts thereof as illustrations in works intended for educational purposes; and the reproduction, distribution, and communication to the public of news or other information relating to facts or events that have been publicly disseminated by the press or by broadcasting; among others.
Moreover, Colombia is a member of the Andean Community of Nations and is subject to Decision 351, issued in 1993. Art. 22 of the Decision sets forth a list of mandatory exceptions in the internal market but also allows the adoption of additional exceptions in the domestic law of members, as long as they comply with the international standards of the so-called three-step test.

Concerns have been reported about the enforcement of copyright online. High levels of digital piracy persist, and Colombia has not curtailed the number of free-to-air devices, community antennas, and unlicensed Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services that permit the retransmission of otherwise-licensed content to a large number of non-subscribers. Within marketplaces, there is a high number of illegal streaming websites and visits to illegal websites for live-streaming broadcasting.

Colombia has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Colombia has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonogram Treaty.