Montenegro
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Montenegro stamps public domain?
No ruling on Montenegro 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.
Copyright law in Montenegro
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Montenegro stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Montenegro, 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
- Before 2004
- 50 years after the designer’s death; 50 years from issue for an anonymous stamp.
- Note
- Official works of Serbia and Montenegro, stamps included, are treated as public domain. It is not settled whether the 2004 act revived any works that were already free.
Historical issuers read under this law: Montenegro (Austrian Occupation), Montenegro (German Occupation), Montenegro (Italian Occupation), Montenegro (Yugoslav Regional Issues), Serbia and Montenegro.
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.