Permission Letter / Email

Dear Madam/Sir,

I am writing to you to ask permission to use the soundtrack for ‘Just A Girl’ by No Doubt as it is my understanding that you the owners of the copyright for this song. It would be used for my A Level Media Studies coursework.

I am a Year 12 student at Weald of Kent Grammar School studying A Level Media Studies under the exam board, OCR. For our coursework, we have been asked to create an original music video for a protest song. In the brief it states that we are required to seek permission from the management who own the copyright to the song we have chosen.

The reason I have chosen ‘Just A Girl’ for my coursework, is because it shows different aspects of feminism and rights for women. It protests to women being treated differently from men through quite a sarcastic approach in the lyrics, e.g. “'Cause I'm just a girl, I'd rather not be / 'Cause they won't let me drive late at night”. It is a strong choice of song that fits the brief well.

The music video that I will produce will only be posted on a private YouTube channel, where it will be assessed and will only be used for educational purposes.

I look forward to hearing your timely response.

Yours faithfully,

Abigail Hollands