Over the weekend a friend showed me a video of a high school band show. This is a school where we know some of the students, so it was fun to see how it was developing. The interesting thing about this video was that it was being played through an online source with no restrictions. This means, anyone in the world could watch it. This is definitely unacceptable. Please do not, under any circumstances, post audio or video to any website during the season! There are several reasons for this and some of them extend beyond our competitive season to include forever. Any guesses? That's right. Copyright infringement. This is becoming more of an issue as social media users feel entitled to post whatever they want. The fact is, there are a lot of busy lawyers out there protecting their clients copyrights. Please respect them and protect yourself from lawsuits. So now with that out of the way, what are some other reasons for not posting audio, video, or even pictures of our props? Competitive advantage. We don't want to give anybody ideas for their show or to encourage them to work harder than us. Our students work pretty hard already, so let's give them every opportunity to impress their audience. This same thought can be applied to judges. We don't want them stumbling across a performance from a rehearsal. This might put a preconceived idea in their head that Jenison isn't ready to perform. This could, however unlikely, distort their ability to fairly judge our performance. Last, but not least, is our directors. They are depending on us, as grown adults and parents, to follow this very common sense request.
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