2011-04-26, 05:00 PM
How old are you?
17
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)?
Limewire back in 04
If you dont pirate music what are your reasons?
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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)
0, I just used what my dad had given me.
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
I'm not sure 100% but I'm sure that it was somewhere between 10~50 Artist. and 5~15 Genres.
How often did you go to concerts?
I only went to one a year.
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?
Youtube alone - 250
Youtube + download - 300+
Download - 50
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?
20+ albums a year. I bought them because I did download them first, saw them on Youtube, or played and heard it on the internet. And when I like something I usually buy it to support the author because they worked hard to produce a "Good" sounding song or OST.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
About 100, mostly J-metal, J-rock. But I do have a lot of 50's~80's music. A lot of Techno, Dubstep, OST from animes, and Soundtracks from video games.
How often do you go to concerts?
I'd say twice a year.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
[SIZE="5"]Yes.[/SIZE]
How acceptable is piracy to you?
I accept Piracy to an extent. Piracy to me is if you like it then you should pay for it, sooner or later (or not). If not, seed it for a week and delete it.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Because a lot of people spread the songs around like on Youtube and other video hosting websites and spread the song around and it gets popular. Like meme's on the internet. EG Nyancat.
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
Yes, because of Piracy I would never have been able to get into music such as X-Japan and Bassnectar. And because of it, I pay for things I like instead of wasting money on things that may not be worth the money like singles.
17
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)?
Limewire back in 04
If you dont pirate music what are your reasons?
-
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)
0, I just used what my dad had given me.
Roughly how many different artists were featured in your collection, how many different genres?
I'm not sure 100% but I'm sure that it was somewhere between 10~50 Artist. and 5~15 Genres.
How often did you go to concerts?
I only went to one a year.
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?
Youtube alone - 250
Youtube + download - 300+
Download - 50
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?
20+ albums a year. I bought them because I did download them first, saw them on Youtube, or played and heard it on the internet. And when I like something I usually buy it to support the author because they worked hard to produce a "Good" sounding song or OST.
Roughly how many different artists are featured in your collection, how many different genres?
About 100, mostly J-metal, J-rock. But I do have a lot of 50's~80's music. A lot of Techno, Dubstep, OST from animes, and Soundtracks from video games.
How often do you go to concerts?
I'd say twice a year.
Would you say you listen to music more now than you did before illegal downloads?
[SIZE="5"]Yes.[/SIZE]
How acceptable is piracy to you?
I accept Piracy to an extent. Piracy to me is if you like it then you should pay for it, sooner or later (or not). If not, seed it for a week and delete it.
Why do you believe piracy is not seen as stealing by many people?
Because a lot of people spread the songs around like on Youtube and other video hosting websites and spread the song around and it gets popular. Like meme's on the internet. EG Nyancat.
Do you think piracy has, in anyway, changed the music industry for the better?
Yes, because of Piracy I would never have been able to get into music such as X-Japan and Bassnectar. And because of it, I pay for things I like instead of wasting money on things that may not be worth the money like singles.