Guatemala
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Guatemala stamps public domain?
No ruling on Guatemala stamps specifically has been found, so the archive reads them under the country’s general copyright law.
The terms: 75 years after the death of a named designer; 75 years from issue for an anonymous stamp.
Copyright law in Guatemala
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Guatemala stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Guatemala, 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
- 75 years after the designer’s death
- Anonymous
- 75 years from issue
- Older stamps
- A stamp already in the public domain stayed there when the term was extended.
- Note
- The earlier Decree 1037 gave 50 years after death; the date Decree 33-98 replaced it is not recorded. Work by the state is protected like any other.
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.