Isle of Man
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Isle of Man stamps public domain?
No ruling on Isle of Man 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; 70 years from issue for an anonymous stamp; 50 years from issue as a work of the state.
Copyright law in Isle of Man
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Isle of Man stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Isle of Man, 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
- 70 years from issue
- Work of the state
- 50 years from issue
- Note
- Crown copyright runs 125 years from making, or 50 years from commercial publication if published within 75 years.
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.