This article is from the College marching band FAQ, by Adam Elman aelman@cs.stanford.edu, Meredith McClurg mcclurg@minerva.cis.yale.edu, Patrick Neschleba pjnesch@stanfordalumni.org and Craig Moe craigmoe@mindspring.com with numerous contributions by others.
There are numerous reasons, among them the legal hassle in obtaining song
copyrights, lost advertising revenue, the difficulty of filming a band
_and_ getting a good pickup of the sound, and the sports-oriented priorities
of the director. In other words, people would rather see football
highlights.
 
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