Macau
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Macau stamps public domain?
No ruling on Macau 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 Macau
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Macau stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Macau, 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
- Note
- Official works are not protected, but the examples given are official texts, so it is not settled whether stamps count. A work made for an organization is protected 50 years from first disclosure.
Historical issuers read under this law: Macao.
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.