How old are you?
17
Have you ever illegally downloaded a music file?
Yes
If so then when did you start downloading music illegally? And how? (napster, limewire, various other ways)?
Age 13ish, originally Limewire I think
If you dont pirate music what are your reasons?
(I no longer do) because owning music is a hassle and unnecessary, what with Internet radio and all the music available on YouTube anyway. And because it's illegal I suppose
Question pertaining to a time before you ever pirated a music file:
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How many albums were you buying, on average, per month? (Whether from paid download services such as Itunes, or buying cds from stores)
None. This was before I actively listened to music
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
N/A
How often did you go to concerts?
Never
)
Questions pertaining to if you answered yes to downloading music illegally
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N/A
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How acceptable is piracy to you?
It's infringement, sure, and I don't do it anymore, but I can live with myself for it and I don't try to convince others it's wrong
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Because a lot of music is freely available for listening (e.g. YouTube) and it's far too easy to get away with
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
It does increase visibility and such, but if everyone does it, that's silly. I think it's not so much that piracy has changed the music industry for the better, but that the system sucked in the first place, if people have such an incentive to cheat it all the time.
17
Have you ever illegally downloaded a music file?
Yes
If so then when did you start downloading music illegally? And how? (napster, limewire, various other ways)?
Age 13ish, originally Limewire I think
If you dont pirate music what are your reasons?
(I no longer do) because owning music is a hassle and unnecessary, what with Internet radio and all the music available on YouTube anyway. And because it's illegal I suppose
Question pertaining to a time before you ever pirated a music file:
(
How many albums were you buying, on average, per month? (Whether from paid download services such as Itunes, or buying cds from stores)
None. This was before I actively listened to music
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
N/A
How often did you go to concerts?
Never
)
Questions pertaining to if you answered yes to downloading music illegally
(
N/A
)
How acceptable is piracy to you?
It's infringement, sure, and I don't do it anymore, but I can live with myself for it and I don't try to convince others it's wrong
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Because a lot of music is freely available for listening (e.g. YouTube) and it's far too easy to get away with
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
It does increase visibility and such, but if everyone does it, that's silly. I think it's not so much that piracy has changed the music industry for the better, but that the system sucked in the first place, if people have such an incentive to cheat it all the time.