DMCA Policy

We respect intellectual property rights and we take copyright complaints seriously. This page explains how to submit a takedown request and how to submit a counter-notice if you believe a removal was made by mistake.

Ghost Land Team is a Belarusian entity and we review copyright-related requests under the laws and procedures applicable in Belarus.

If you are a rights holder (or an authorized representative), please send a detailed notice. If you are an uploader or affected party, you can send a counter-notice.

To help us review a takedown request efficiently, include the following information:

• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and email address
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed

If you believe your material was removed by mistake or misidentification, you can file a counter-notification by providing us with the following information:

• Your physical or electronic signature
• Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled
• A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification
• Your name and contact details, and a statement that you consent to service of process as required by applicable law

This section provides legal context about Belarusian legislation. It is not legal advice and it does not create universal immunity. Copyright laws are territorial and rights holders may have remedies in other jurisdictions.

Belarus adopted Law of the Republic of Belarus of January 3, 2023 No. 241-Z. Publicly available translations describe a mechanism that may permit, under specific conditions, the use of certain lawfully published intellectual property items without the consent of a rights holder (or collective management organization) from foreign states committing unfriendly actions.

Excerpt (English, as commonly cited in public translations):

“For the purpose of ensuring the functioning of the information and communication infrastructure, creating conditions for digital development and increasing the level of information security, developing the intellectual and moral potential of society, ensuring access to world cultural achievements and events of modern life, it is permitted to use the following intellectual property items without the consent of the rightholder or collective management organization from foreign states committing unfriendly actions, which prohibited or did not grant consent to their use on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, provided that such items were lawfully published.”

Application note: Nintendo is a Japanese company and Nintendo suspended sales and digital distribution in Belarus in 2022. Some analyses therefore consider the above conditions relevant in principle for certain categories of works, subject to the official lists and other requirements described in Belarusian law.

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable laws, we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, the accounts of users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. We may also, at our sole discretion, limit access to our website and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.