My request for permission to parody "We Dem Boyz"

In order to create a parody of a song, you must ask permission from the parent record label of the song's artist so that no legal issues arise with media creation. The music itself is classified as Intellectual Property (IP) and the creator/author becomes the first owner of copyright in it. 

I had to formally address Wiz Khalifa's record label's parent label so that I didn't breach Copyright Law. I wasn't able to contact Wiz directly (his contact details are very hard to find) so instead I made contact with Isolation Nerwork (INgrooves), the parent label of Fontana Distribution, who are both the parents of Rostrum Records and Wiz's label: Taylor Gang Records. INgrooves were easily contactable and I got a very quick response. 

I explained to INgrooves the purpose of my parody and they immediately approved of my reasons. Without this confirmation of usage from the parent label, I wouldn't have been able to use the song's instrumental for recording my lyrics over. 

The law is a very important factor in the creation or re-creation of media products. The law of Ownership of Copyright Works comes into play because the creator/first owner (Wiz Khalifa, Taylor Gang Records, Rostrum Records, Atlantic Records) is the first owner in the copyright of their product (We Dem Boyz). Therefore, I had to email INGrooves (a company who provide services for independent record labels, who's current parent is UMG) to gain permission to parody We Dem Boyz, as opposed to permission for borrowing the song. Due to the Fair Dealings exception for students and educational/academic work, I was allowed to parody the song, because I wasn't planning to make profit from it. 

Below are screenshots of the very small conversation between myself and the Senior Counsel of INgrooves' Legal & Business Affairs, Erin K. Daugherty: