We have been taught that Copyright rules define much of the music business, shaping the practices that drive recording and touring deals. For a new song or other work, copyright begins at the moment of fixation — when the music and lyrics have been set down on paper, recorded, or stored on a computer. Copyright protects the musician even if the song is never registered with the Copyright Office. I personally telephoned Universal Music Studios UK to grant their permission to use their artist's song: Five Years Time. Noah and the Whale are signed to Mercury Records which is owned by Universal. This facilitates us to contact Universal directly to gain full allowance to use this song choice for our music video. We have taken in mind the importance of copyright and the laws and protection of music. In AS Media Studies, we have learnt of the criminal offenses that people participate in, especially the ongoing issues of piracy and file sharing. This has educated us further to understand from a professional point of view, the potential dangers and seriousness behind the music industry. We therefore have managed this in a professional manner and hope to be granted full permission. We have requested for a license of up to a year so once the final video is uploaded on YouTube and Blogger, it can be accessed without it being removed too early.
This Friday 28th September, we officially secured the copyright agreement from Universal studios as the executive music associates: Neil Mulford and Adam Soffe sent me a confirmation email after having spoke to the band's lawyer for full permission.
