2011-04-26, 03:53 PM
The Survey:
How old are you?
24
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)?
I started with Limewire back in high school, so like 2003? I don't remember when Limewire was in vogue
If you dont pirate music what are your reasons?
N/A
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)
Before Limewire I maybe bought one album a month
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
Very few. Maybe 10 - 15 different artists. I just listened to what was popular
How often did you go to concerts?
Never. I have never attended a concert for any band which is in my music collection to this day.
)
Questions pertaining to AFTER you started to downloading music illegally
(
How many albums or songs are you/have you been downloading illegally, on average, per month?
Is listening to a band on Youtube considered "illegal" if it's not officially sponsored music? If so, then at least 50 - 75
If not, then maybe 1 - 2 per month.
How many albums or songs are you buying/have bought, and if so why do you choose to buy them when you can simply download them for free?
I don't buy music. Then again, I don't download much either - legally or illegally.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
Probably about 50 - 60 different artists all under one umbrella genre of Metal.
How often do you go to concerts?
Never.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
No, about the same.
)
How acceptable is piracy to you?
Not acceptable for me anymore now that I can pay for music. For me it's not about whether it's okay to pirate or whether it's not okay to pirate. It's about value. If I feel I'm getting a better value by buying my music legally than downloading illegally, I'll do that. To this day there's not a single music downloading service that I like. So I will continue to pirate until a new, good downloading service appears.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Lack of enforcement and cultural acceptance. When everyone is going against the word of the law, it becomes difficult to enforce that through courts or other means.
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
No. The MAFIAA's hubris and lack of change in means of acquirement for music, TV shows, and movies means that I can't buy, watch, or stream what I want to on demand. They have failed to show me a competitive product. Until the MAFIAA can show me that buying my music is better than downloading (as Steam has done - Since I started using Steam I haven't pirated a single game), then I will continue pirating.
How old are you?
24
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)?
I started with Limewire back in high school, so like 2003? I don't remember when Limewire was in vogue
If you dont pirate music what are your reasons?
N/A
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)
Before Limewire I maybe bought one album a month
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
Very few. Maybe 10 - 15 different artists. I just listened to what was popular
How often did you go to concerts?
Never. I have never attended a concert for any band which is in my music collection to this day.
)
Questions pertaining to AFTER you started to downloading music illegally
(
How many albums or songs are you/have you been downloading illegally, on average, per month?
Is listening to a band on Youtube considered "illegal" if it's not officially sponsored music? If so, then at least 50 - 75
If not, then maybe 1 - 2 per month.
How many albums or songs are you buying/have bought, and if so why do you choose to buy them when you can simply download them for free?
I don't buy music. Then again, I don't download much either - legally or illegally.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
Probably about 50 - 60 different artists all under one umbrella genre of Metal.
How often do you go to concerts?
Never.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
No, about the same.
)
How acceptable is piracy to you?
Not acceptable for me anymore now that I can pay for music. For me it's not about whether it's okay to pirate or whether it's not okay to pirate. It's about value. If I feel I'm getting a better value by buying my music legally than downloading illegally, I'll do that. To this day there's not a single music downloading service that I like. So I will continue to pirate until a new, good downloading service appears.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Lack of enforcement and cultural acceptance. When everyone is going against the word of the law, it becomes difficult to enforce that through courts or other means.
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
No. The MAFIAA's hubris and lack of change in means of acquirement for music, TV shows, and movies means that I can't buy, watch, or stream what I want to on demand. They have failed to show me a competitive product. Until the MAFIAA can show me that buying my music is better than downloading (as Steam has done - Since I started using Steam I haven't pirated a single game), then I will continue pirating.