2011-04-26, 04:54 PM
The Survey:
How old are you?
22
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 15 years old, Kazaa mostly specially when I got a DSL connection of 150kbps (better than dial-up)
If you dont pirate music what are your reasons?
N/A
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
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
Pretty much didn't listen to music other than the radio rarely.
How often did you go to concerts?
Didn't go since I didn't know of bands
)
Questions pertaining to AFTER you started to downloading music illegally
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How many albums or songs are you/have you been downloading illegally, on average, per month?
I've recently stopped since I can't p2p anymore, but I used to dowload 1-2 albums 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?
3-4 albums, CDs normally have better quality music and I also want to support the groups I really like.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
20-30 artists, 10 genres
How often do you go to concerts?
Whenever there's one near of a group I like
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
I actually didn't listen to music much before starting to download, it's what got me into it.
)
How acceptable is piracy to you?
It's stealing, but the companies haven't really gone a long into making music more accessible to people. You can't really buy CDs from a really unknown group or one from a different country in an easy way.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
It's stealing however you look at it, people don't view as such, IMO, because they are behind their computers, the anonimity of the internet. It's easy to steal when you are anonymous.
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
iTunes was a start at selling digital music but the industry is still very far from the evolution it should have had.
How old are you?
22
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 15 years old, Kazaa mostly specially when I got a DSL connection of 150kbps (better than dial-up)
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)
None
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
Pretty much didn't listen to music other than the radio rarely.
How often did you go to concerts?
Didn't go since I didn't know of bands
)
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?
I've recently stopped since I can't p2p anymore, but I used to dowload 1-2 albums 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?
3-4 albums, CDs normally have better quality music and I also want to support the groups I really like.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
20-30 artists, 10 genres
How often do you go to concerts?
Whenever there's one near of a group I like
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
I actually didn't listen to music much before starting to download, it's what got me into it.
)
How acceptable is piracy to you?
It's stealing, but the companies haven't really gone a long into making music more accessible to people. You can't really buy CDs from a really unknown group or one from a different country in an easy way.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
It's stealing however you look at it, people don't view as such, IMO, because they are behind their computers, the anonimity of the internet. It's easy to steal when you are anonymous.
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
iTunes was a start at selling digital music but the industry is still very far from the evolution it should have had.