2011-04-25, 11:42 PM
How old are you?
19
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)?
13 or 14, on Limewire.
If you dont pirate music what are your reasons?
N/A
Questions 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)
I purchased maybe a CD a month. That was before iTunes was popular.
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
10~20. Mostly pop/rock.
How often did you go to concerts?
Never.
Questions pertaining to if you answered yes to downloading music illegally:
How many albums or songs are you downloading illegally, on average, per month?
I no longer illegally download music.
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?
I purchase one or two albums a month. I don't feel the need to break the rules when I can support the artist.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
Hundreds of artists, almost any genre (minus metal and country).
How often do you go to concerts?
Never.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
I've always listened to music a lot, so no.
How acceptable is piracy to you?
Eh, if you do it, go ahead. Just don't involve me in it.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Because if they're downloading it due to being unable to purchase it, then it's a sale they wouldn't have anyway. Also, a lot of people feel that, since many people do it, it "doesn't matter."
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
Piracy has really helped spread out music to people who would normally not be able listen.
19
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)?
13 or 14, on Limewire.
If you dont pirate music what are your reasons?
N/A
Questions 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)
I purchased maybe a CD a month. That was before iTunes was popular.
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
10~20. Mostly pop/rock.
How often did you go to concerts?
Never.
Questions pertaining to if you answered yes to downloading music illegally:
How many albums or songs are you downloading illegally, on average, per month?
I no longer illegally download music.
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?
I purchase one or two albums a month. I don't feel the need to break the rules when I can support the artist.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
Hundreds of artists, almost any genre (minus metal and country).
How often do you go to concerts?
Never.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
I've always listened to music a lot, so no.
How acceptable is piracy to you?
Eh, if you do it, go ahead. Just don't involve me in it.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Because if they're downloading it due to being unable to purchase it, then it's a sale they wouldn't have anyway. Also, a lot of people feel that, since many people do it, it "doesn't matter."
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
Piracy has really helped spread out music to people who would normally not be able listen.