2011-04-25, 11:07 PM
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)?
Around the summer of 5th grade, limewire.
How many albums were you buying, on average, per month? (Whether from paid download services such as Itunes, or buying cds from stores)
None.
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
~10, with around 5-10 genres.
How often did you go to concerts?
Never.
How many albums or songs are you downloading illegally, on average, per month?
~5 songs per month, I haven't downloaded any recently due to limewire shutting down.
How many albums or songs are you buying, and if so why do you choose to buy them when you can simply download them for free?
2. I downloaded them because I liked the bands that made them, and because one of them was the famed Sgt. Pepper.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
55 artists, ~22 genres.
How often do you go to concerts?
Never.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
Yes.
How acceptable is piracy to you?
Kind of acceptable; I'm farily certain many up-and-coming bands/arists out there are unable to make as much money as they could before piracy.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
I think it's because to them, it's no different than borrowing someone's disc and then getting the songs off the disc
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
Yes and no. As stated before, while many up-and-coming artists may suffer a blow to their profits because of piracy, it also helps spread attention to those artists around faster.
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)?
Around the summer of 5th grade, limewire.
How many albums were you buying, on average, per month? (Whether from paid download services such as Itunes, or buying cds from stores)
None.
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
~10, with around 5-10 genres.
How often did you go to concerts?
Never.
How many albums or songs are you downloading illegally, on average, per month?
~5 songs per month, I haven't downloaded any recently due to limewire shutting down.
How many albums or songs are you buying, and if so why do you choose to buy them when you can simply download them for free?
2. I downloaded them because I liked the bands that made them, and because one of them was the famed Sgt. Pepper.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
55 artists, ~22 genres.
How often do you go to concerts?
Never.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
Yes.
How acceptable is piracy to you?
Kind of acceptable; I'm farily certain many up-and-coming bands/arists out there are unable to make as much money as they could before piracy.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
I think it's because to them, it's no different than borrowing someone's disc and then getting the songs off the disc
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
Yes and no. As stated before, while many up-and-coming artists may suffer a blow to their profits because of piracy, it also helps spread attention to those artists around faster.