Sample request letter for permission to use a copyrighted work
Hello,
I am a student at University Laboratory High School in Urbana, Illinois. I am working on a web page for a class project and I was wondering if I could have permission to use an image from your site. [INSERT a sentence that describes the purpose of your project and the reason why the image is desired.] I would be happy to remove the image when the project is finished at the end of the semester (INSERT the date). The URL of my site is http://www.uni.uiuc.edu/filename.html.
Sincerely,
Clementine Studious
studious@uni.uiuc.edu
Further resources on copyright and fair use:
- Cyberbee's guide to copyright on the Web
- 10 Big Myths about copyright explained
- Creative Commons
- Springfield Township High School Library guide to copyright-friendly sources (also in wiki form)
- Media Education Foundation's "A Fair(y) Use Tale"
- Center for Social Media commentary on video mashups (with links to great examples)