Cape Verde
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Cape Verde stamps public domain?
No ruling on Cape Verde 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.
Copyright law in Cape Verde
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Cape Verde stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Cape Verde, 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
- Note
- Collective works expire 50 years after they are made public. The 2009 law does not say it applies only to new works.
Historical issuers read under this law: Africa (Portuguese Colonies).
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.