Morocco
Are Morocco stamps public domain?
No ruling on Morocco 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 Morocco
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Morocco stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Morocco, 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 2006
- 50 years after the designer’s death.
- Older stamps
- A stamp already in the public domain stayed there when the term was extended.
- Note
- The date the 2006 change took effect is not recorded. The term before it was 50 years, but how it was counted is not recorded.
Historical issuers read under this law: Cape Juby, French Morocco, French Protectorate, Morocco, Ifni, Morocco (French Post Offices), Morocco (German Post Offices), Morocco (Spanish Post Offices), Morocco Agencies, Northern Zone, Morocco, Sherifian Post, Southern Zone, Morocco, Spanish Morocco, Spanish West Africa, Tangier, Tangier (French Post Office), Tangier (Spanish Post Offices), Tetuan (Spanish Post Office).