How old are you?
18
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)?
12, on Limewire. Moved to muTorrent eventually.
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)
None. This was before I had an iPod.
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
None.
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 buy albums when I can purchase them. I choose to buy them because it's usually higher-quality than what I can find easily online, and also because it's a sign of support for the artist.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
Hundreds of artists from different genres. No metal, though.
How often do you go to concerts?
I've gone to... four concerts, I think.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
Definitely. Not just because of piracy, though.
How acceptable is piracy to you?
I feel bad doing it, but I only did it because I was ridiculously broke at the time I got an iPod. I buy music on iTunes quite often.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Because it's not a lost sale, like Jon said. Also the legality of the situation, especially with torrents (where you technically aren't contributing to the problem if you don't seed).
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
Like Jon said, piracy helps with outreach. Newer audiences will definitely want to hear a song many times over before they decide that they like it, and these days you can't judge music by its cover. Or title.
18
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)?
12, on Limewire. Moved to muTorrent eventually.
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)
None. This was before I had an iPod.
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
None.
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 buy albums when I can purchase them. I choose to buy them because it's usually higher-quality than what I can find easily online, and also because it's a sign of support for the artist.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
Hundreds of artists from different genres. No metal, though.
How often do you go to concerts?
I've gone to... four concerts, I think.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
Definitely. Not just because of piracy, though.
How acceptable is piracy to you?
I feel bad doing it, but I only did it because I was ridiculously broke at the time I got an iPod. I buy music on iTunes quite often.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Because it's not a lost sale, like Jon said. Also the legality of the situation, especially with torrents (where you technically aren't contributing to the problem if you don't seed).
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
Like Jon said, piracy helps with outreach. Newer audiences will definitely want to hear a song many times over before they decide that they like it, and these days you can't judge music by its cover. Or title.