Brunei
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Brunei stamps public domain?
No rule specific to stamps; the general copyright law applies.
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 Brunei
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Brunei stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Brunei, 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.
- Government works
- Government works are protected: 50 years from publication when published within 75 years of creation. It is not settled whether a stamp is a government work.
- Named designer
- 50 years after the designer’s death
- Anonymous
- 50 years from issue
- Work of the state
- 50 years from issue
Historical issuers read under this law: Brunei (Japanese Occupation).
Read from Wikimedia Commons, copyright rules for Brunei, revision 792916745, checked October 8, 2026
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.