I thought this was an interesting case. Animator/artist Nina Paley ran into copyright issues (charges of over $50,000) because her critically acclaimed animated film "Sita Sings the Blues" uses a song by 1920's singer Annette Hanshaw. . . As the article states, "although the recordings are out of copyright, the compositions themselves are still restricted." She ended up paying them off and releasing the film under a free license. The opening credits of her animation shown below:
(and she now has a website where you can donate to her cause)
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