Aruba
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Aruba stamps public domain?
No ruling on Aruba stamps specifically has been found, so the archive reads them under the country’s general copyright law.
The terms: 50 years after the death of a named designer; 50 years from issue for an anonymous stamp; 50 years from issue as a work of the state.
Copyright law in Aruba
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Aruba stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Aruba, and how it reaches a general answer from it. A design answers Likely yes or Likely no only when every term that could apply agrees, and Unclear when they disagree.
- Named designer
- 50 years after the designer’s death
- Anonymous
- 50 years from issue
- Work of the state
- 50 years from issue
- Note
- Works published by the government are free to use unless a law or a notice on the work reserves the rights.
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.