2011-04-26, 06:51 PM
sure I'll bite.
How old are you?
23
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
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)
Never purchased music.
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
0
How often did you go to concerts?
)
Never.
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?
0
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?
0
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
20+, 4-5
How often do you go to concerts?
Never.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
)
Didn't even listen to music before I started pirating.
How acceptable is piracy to you?
Not very, not sure why I do it to be honest. Except for PC games, don't care a lick about pirating those.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Copying isn't stealing, per say; for people like me, I would just not listen to music at all if I couldn't pirate, so they aren't losing anything off of me. Strictly for music, they should just be happy more people are listening, you know? Basically, if given a choice of absolutely no one buying your music and nobody ever hearing it, or everyone pirating it and everyone in the world hearing it, I'm pretty sure most musicians would prefer people to actually at least listen.
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
Probably no negative or positive change, each cancels out the other.
How old are you?
23
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
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)
Never purchased music.
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
0
How often did you go to concerts?
)
Never.
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?
0
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?
0
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
20+, 4-5
How often do you go to concerts?
Never.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
)
Didn't even listen to music before I started pirating.
How acceptable is piracy to you?
Not very, not sure why I do it to be honest. Except for PC games, don't care a lick about pirating those.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Copying isn't stealing, per say; for people like me, I would just not listen to music at all if I couldn't pirate, so they aren't losing anything off of me. Strictly for music, they should just be happy more people are listening, you know? Basically, if given a choice of absolutely no one buying your music and nobody ever hearing it, or everyone pirating it and everyone in the world hearing it, I'm pretty sure most musicians would prefer people to actually at least listen.
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
Probably no negative or positive change, each cancels out the other.