Planning: requesting copyright clearance

In order for us to be able to use our chosen song within any of our productions, it is essential that we obtain permission to use this media from the record label who have rights to the song beforehand. As we do not have the rights, I wrote a letter to send to the record label directly, asking them for permission to use the song as part of our project.

Here is a copy of the letter:

Djamel Amirouche

City and Islington College,

311-312 Goswell Rd,

London,

EC1V 7DD

Polydor Records Ltd

364-366 Kensington High Street
London
W14 8NS
UK

REQUESTING COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE OF THE MEDIA:

CHERYL COLE – LOVE KILLER

Dear Polydor Records,

I am a student of A level Media Studies and for my Advanced Portfolio I will be working in a group to produce a promotional package for the release of a new album track. I would like to request permission to use the above track for this project. 

The finished project will not be made available publicly and will be used solely for coursework purposes. The holder of the original copyright will be fully acknowledge in the finished project. 

If you do not hold the right for this song I should be grateful if you could forward this request to the appropriate person, or return it to me with the contact details in order that I might approach the copyright holder directly.

Yours Faithfully,

Djamel Amirouche