Senegal
Copyright and fair use information for postage stamps
Are Senegal stamps public domain?
No ruling on Senegal 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 Senegal
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Senegal stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Senegal, 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 2008
- 50 years after the designer’s death.
- Older stamps
- A stamp already in the public domain stayed there when the term was extended.
Historical issuers read under this law: Dakar - Abidjan, Mali Federation, Senegal (French Colony).
The rule by period
PeriodRule
Any dateNo rule specific to stamps. The general copyright law above applies.