Tanzania
Are Tanzania stamps public domain?
No ruling on Tanzania 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 Tanzania
The archive has not been able to settle the details of Tanzania stamps specifically. Here is its reading of the copyright law of Tanzania, 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
- UK government copyright rules apply to works from before 1966. Zanzibar has its own 2003 act.
Historical issuers read under this law: German East Africa, German East Africa (Belgian Occupation), German East Africa (British Occupation), Mafia Island (British Occupation), Nyasa-Rhodesia Force (NF), Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Zanzibar (French Post Office), Zanzibar (German Postal Agency).