Response from Record Label

Response from Record Label

In order to fully gain permission to use the song 'Pompeii' by 'Bastille' I sent an email as well as a letter to both 'Bastille' (managing team) and their record label 'Virgin Records' in a hope to use the song for our music video. Despite not receiving a reply for almost a month it has become apparent that they receive a significant amount of messages which can take up to several months to get a reply meaning that they may have not seen this reply yet. However, after doing some research I have found out that it is acceptable to use the song in my music video as long as I following specific guidelines; these guidelines are that if I was to reuse their song it would only be for entertainment purposes only thus meaning that it would be non-profit and that I shouldn't upload it to gain additional revenue from the song as this will be classified as 'stealing' from the artist and the record label itself. Below is an image of the record label logo and an image of 'Bastille'. 














Additionally I must display a copyright disclaimer in the video description to ensure that it is for entertainment purposes only. The message I will display in the video is as follows; "under the Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use". Below is an image of the letter that was originally sent. 

Original letter sent - click to enlarge