Ricky Reusser wrote:

> If I
> have a song off of a CD that I base the animation around, can I give credit
> at the end, make a note in the file, and be on my way?  Is this illegal
> since it's not really feasible to contact the distributer (It's public
> domain music, but a copyrighted recording).

If the performance of the song is copyrighted, and you're using that
performance of the song without the copyright holder's permission,
then yes, this is infringing on the copyright. It doesn't matter how
"feasible" it is to contact the copyright holder.

-- 
Steve Martin, CPBE CBNT

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