Chad
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Chad stamps public domain?
No ruling on Chad stamps specifically has been found, so the archive reads them under the country’s general copyright law.
The terms: 70 years after the death of a named designer; 50 years from issue for an anonymous stamp.
Copyright law in Chad
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Chad stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Chad, 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
- 70 years after the designer’s death
- Anonymous
- 50 years from issue
- Note
- Applied art is protected for 25 years from creation. Using a public domain work requires paying a royalty.
Historical issuers read under this law: Chad (French Colony), French Congo, French Equatorial Africa (AEF), Kamerun, Oubangui - Chari - Tchad.
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.