It is vital you ask the artist for permission to use their song because you don’t want to come across an issue with copyright. Copyright gives the artist the right to prevent others from exploiting their work in various ways, without permission. This is why it was important for us to make sure we are seen doing the right thing and request permission from the artist to use their song for educational purposes only (A level Media Studies).
We decided to message Cage The Elephant on instagram, a screenshot can be shown below:
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From asking Cage The Elephant for permission to use their song it shows that we are aware of the copyright issues that surround many artists’ material being used illegally.