Content takedown — the procedure for removing material placed in violation of rights from a platform — is regulated in Georgia by the copyright law. This is a Georgian system: the similar mechanism operating in the United States does not apply here directly, and citing its rules as an argument is a mistake. This page explains the Georgian mechanism on the basis of articles 58, 60 and 60-1 of the law — from liability for infringement to the 24-hour rule.
Infringement and Liability
Under article 58, the infringement of copyright, neighbouring rights and the rights of the maker of a database entails civil, administrative and criminal liability. A natural or legal person that does not comply with the requirements of the law is deemed an infringer of those rights. Infringement includes the unlawful use of a work, performance, phonogram, videogram, transmission of a broadcasting organization or database; the alteration or deletion of rights-management information without the right holder's consent; the circumvention of technological measures; and the production and distribution of technologies serving that purpose.
In addition, the non-fulfilment by a provider of intermediary (hosting) services of the obligations established by the law is itself deemed an infringement — this provision concerns precisely platforms and connects them to the removal procedure.