Djibouti
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Djibouti stamps public domain?
No ruling on Djibouti 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.
Copyright law in Djibouti
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Djibouti stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Djibouti, 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
- Before 2006
- 25 years after the designer’s death.
- Older stamps
- A stamp already in the public domain stayed there when the term was extended.
- Note
- The 2006 date is when the law was passed, July 23, 2006. The date it took effect is not recorded.
Historical issuers read under this law: Djibouti (French Colony), French Somali Coast, French Territory of Afars and Issas, Obock, Obock (French Colony).
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.