DR Congo
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are DR Congo stamps public domain?
No ruling on DR Congo 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 DR Congo
The archive has not been able to settle the details of DR Congo stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of DR Congo, 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
- Before 1986
- 50 years after the designer’s death.
- Note
- Government publications other than official acts are protected, with the government holding the copyright. No separate term is set for them.
Historical issuers read under this law: Belgian Congo, Congo (Indian UN Force), Congo Free State, Katanga, South Kasai, Zaire.
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.