Permissions

For our coursework we wanted to create a music video to the song ‘Jumping into Rivers’ by Diana Vickers. As this song is copyrighted we needed to get permission from the record label to use it in our coursework. To gain permission we decided to send an email stating what the song would be used for and promising that only myself, my teacher and the exam board would be able view the music video on a password protected online site. Here is the email I sent:

Re:      Tavistock College A Level Music Video Coursework

Dear Sir or Madam,

We are creating a music video for our A Level media studies coursework at Tavistock College.

We understand that you are the owner of the copyright in the musical composition “Jumping into Rivers” by Diana Vickers and want to create the music video to this song.  We want to use the entire song in the video as we need to create the video to the music.

Since we are on a limited budget we are hoping that you will allow us this use without any charge. If this is not possible, please let us know what fee would be required for this use. The video we create will only be seen by our teachers and the exam board. I will only upload the video to an online site called blogger which will be password protected allowing only me, my teacher and the exam board to view it.

If you could send a conformation email, this will indicate that you will agree to permit this use without payment of a fee.  Please let us know if you have any questions concerning this license.  Also would you please let us know as soon as possible if this song cannot be licensed so that changes can be made to the choice of song we use in our coursework. You can reach us in care of Darren Bird, Tavistock College, Crowndale Rd, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8DD, 01822 614231, dbird@tavistockcollege.devon.sch.uk

Thank you for your help with this matter and we look forward to hearing from you.

Yours Truly,

Charlotte Sloman and Jess Hodges