Sweet little survey

Bane of your existence · 12-02-2009, 12:08 PM

1. What age group do you fall into? (18- 25) (25- 30) Both of those.

2. What is your gender? M

3. What genres of music do you listen to? Country, Indie, Rap, sub-genres of sub-genres.

4. How often do you listen to music? About six.

5. Where do you listen to music (Ex. School, Work, Car, etc.)? Car and gym are the main places.

6. Why do you listen to music? To mask the screaming.

7. Do you purchase music? Yesido.

8. How do you prefer to listen to music? I just kind of sit there, sometimes I nod my head and whatnot.

9. Where do you go to buy your music?
Internet, record stores, shows.

10. How much do you spend monthly on average on Music?
Probably about fifty bucks.

11. Do you prefer to buy just songs or full albums?
Full albums exclusively. I'd never just get a single.

12. Do you download music?
Yes.

13. How do you download music?
Fellow music thieves around the internet, mediafire and all.

14. Do you pirate music (if no skip to question18)?
Yes

15. Why do you pirate music?
I'm half Somali.

16. How many songs do you think you have pirated?
It's probably over fifteen grand by now.

17. Do you feel guilty about pirating music?
Not in the least.

18. Do you know the affect that piracy has on the music industry?
Percieved and actual, yes.

19. Are you up to date on piracy laws?
Not specifics, but yeah I guess.

20. Do you think pirating affects artists in a major way?
Affects, yes.

21. Are there any positive sides to pirating?
Free music, distrubution of lesser known musicians.

22. What are the negatives to pirating?
Unless you're a thirteen year old girl getting prosecuted for it, nothing.

23. Does pirating in your opinion affect the cost of purchasing music?
Yeah, it becomes free.

24. Do you think that it is fair to pirate when people purchase music?
No, those people should stop purchasing music.

25. Do your Parents, Grandparents, or Guardians pirate?
I'd bet my mom does.

noise · 12-02-2009, 12:18 PM

1. What age group do you fall into?
(30- 40)
2. What is your gender?
M
3. What genres of music do you listen to?
all
4. How often do you listen to music?
(All the time)
5. Where do you listen to music (Ex. School, Work, Car, etc.)?
everywhere
6. Why do you listen to music?
because i like it
7. Do you purchase music?
occasionally
8. How do you prefer to listen to music (Ex. Mp3 player, Stereo, Car, etc.)?
headphones
9. Where do you go to buy your music?
internet
10. How much do you spend monthly on average on Music?
$10
11. Do you prefer to buy just songs or full albums?
albums
12. Do you download music?
of course
13. How do you download music?
rapidshare, torrents
14. Do you pirate music (if no skip to question18)?
yes
15. Why do you pirate music?
because i can
16. How many songs do you think you have pirated?
maybe 15,000
17. Do you feel guilty about pirating music?
no
18. Do you know the affect that piracy has on the music industry?
this question is loaded...
19. Are you up to date on piracy laws?
not really
20. Do you think pirating affects artists in a major way?
no
21. Are there any positive sides to pirating?
yes
22. What are the negatives to pirating?
?
23. Does pirating in your opinion affect the cost of purchasing music?
no
24. Do you think that it is fair to pirate when people purchase music?
saps
25. Do your Parents, Grandparents, or Guardians pirate?
yes, through me

noise · 12-02-2009, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bane of your existence

23. Does pirating in your opinion affect the cost of purchasing music?
Yeah, it becomes free.

i laughed out loud

NumberNineDream · 12-02-2009, 01:04 PM

1. What age group do you fall into? (18- 25) (25- 30) (30- 40) (40- 45) (45- 55) (55- 65)
(18-25)

2. What is your gender? M or F
F
3. What genres of music do you listen to?
Psych rock, prog rock, post rock, punk, post punk, math rock, jazz, blues, soul, funk, rock n' roll, experimental, folk, folk rock, trip hop...

4. How often do you listen to music? (Very Little) (Sometimes) (Most of the time)(All the time)
Most of the Time

5. Where do you listen to music (Ex. School, Work, Car, etc.)?
Uni, Car, Home.

6. Why do you listen to music?
the same reason I watch movies and read books.

7. Do you purchase music?
yeah

8. How do you prefer to listen to music (Ex. Mp3 player, Stereo, Car, etc.)?
in a professional sound studio with the greatest sound system.

9. Where do you go to buy your music?
music stores

10. How much do you spend monthly on average on Music?
I spend this month alone over 200$

11. Do you prefer to buy just songs or full albums?
Full Albums.

12. Do you download music?
yeah

13. How do you download music?
by clicking on the link.

14. Do you pirate music (if no skip to question18)?
I prefer the term "steal".

15. Why do you pirate music?
So I won't spend 500$ weekly

16. How many songs do you think you have pirated?
over 12 000 songs.

17. Do you feel guilty about pirating music?
Nah

18. Do you know the affect that piracy has on the music industry?
Yes.

19. Are you up to date on piracy laws?
Piracy=not good.

20. Do you think pirating affects artists in a major way?
It increases his popularity, I guess that's major.

21. Are there any positive sides to pirating?
I just stated it.

22. What are the negatives to pirating?
They don't exist.

23. Does pirating in your opinion affect the cost of purchasing music?
meh.

24. Do you think that it is fair to pirate when people purchase music?
yeah, with purchasing they get an audio quality music, with the concrete album Artwork and disc in their hands, with pirating the don't.

25. Do your Parents, Grandparents, or Guardians pirate?
If only. Does an eye patch make you a pirate?

sidewinder · 12-02-2009, 02:33 PM

1. What age group do you fall into?
(30- 40)

2. What is your gender?
M

3. What genres of music do you listen to?
Rock (punk, hardcore, indie, metal, progressive, pop), electronic (IDM, dowtempo, trip-hop etc), hip-hop (non-top 40, instrumental)

4. How often do you listen to music?
(All the time)

5. Where do you listen to music (Ex. School, Work, Car, etc.)?
Work, home, walking, public transit

6. Why do you listen to music?
Because it sounds good and people are annoying

7. Do you purchase music?
Yes

8. How do you prefer to listen to music (Ex. Mp3 player, Stereo, Car, etc.)?
Stereo ideally, but the computer and mp3 player have made it so convenient, that is the main method now

9. Where do you go to buy your music?
Local record shops, Amazon Marketplace, Wherehouse.com, Half.com, eBay.com

10. How much do you spend monthly on average on Music?
~$50, used to be more like $2-300.

11. Do you prefer to buy just songs or full albums?
Full albums, no question.

12. Do you download music?
Yes

13. How do you download music?
By using a personal computer and internet connection

14. Do you pirate music (if no skip to question 18)?
Yes

15. Why do you pirate music?
To listen before I buy. The landscape is so flooded with artists now compared to before the internet, you have to be more selective when it comes to purchases

16. How many songs do you think you have pirated?
Too many

17. Do you feel guilty about pirating music?
Yes

18. Do you know the affect that piracy has on the music industry?
Yes, it helps artists get discovered that would otherwise have no audience, and hurts mainstream artists that make crap music.

19. Are you up to date on piracy laws?
No

20. Do you think pirating affects artists in a major way?
Yes

21. Are there any positive sides to pirating?
Yes, as stated in #18, it helps artists get discovered that would otherwise have no audience

22. What are the negatives to pirating?
Many people don't purchase after downloading. They use it as their only method of acquiring music. They don't care about physical products, so once they've downloaded a digital file, they see no reason to pay for the same file tehy already have.

23. Does pirating in your opinion affect the cost of purchasing music?
In a way, it has reduced the cost of music ever so slightly because labels need to make purchasing at least somewhat attractive or fewer and fewer people will buy.

24. Do you think that it is fair to pirate when people purchase music?
I don't think it's really fair, to be honest, but I don't get upset at people who only download. I've personally spent thousands and thousands (and thousands!!!) of dollars on music since my teen years, and kids these days are grabbing everything for free. I think it's fine to sample before you buy and think artists/labels should provide a way for consumers to do so prior to purchasing, so everyone doesn't just run to download it (because as I said before, once somebody has the digital file there is very little incentive for them to go purchase it unless they're after the physical product). So while I believe we should be able to preview, better methods of doing so should be put into place. Previewing any CD of choice at the record store, going to the artist's website and streaming, etc. Anything to reduce the download of actual mp3 files without purchase.

25. Do your Parents, Grandparents, or Guardians pirate?
They probably only have the slightest idea what an MP3 is. But they do make copies of CDs for each other.

captaincaptain · 12-02-2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sidewinder

24. Do you think that it is fair to pirate when people purchase music?
I don't think it's really fair, to be honest, but I don't get upset at people who only download. I've personally spent thousands and thousands (and thousands!!!) of dollars on music since my teen years, and kids these days are grabbing everything for free. I think it's fine to sample before you buy and think artists/labels should provide a way for consumers to do so prior to purchasing, so everyone doesn't just run to download it (because as I said before, once somebody has the digital file there is very little incentive for them to go purchase it unless they're after the physical product). So while I believe we should be able to preview, better methods of doing so should be put into place. Previewing any CD of choice at the record store, going to the artist's website and streaming, etc. Anything to reduce the download of actual mp3 files without purchase.

Sane voice in the crowd. How would these kids like it if I took the Big Mac they worked so hard on for free? For the most part downloading mass quantity of music for nothing is a slap in the face to the artist the made it. Unfortunately technology allows people to do and almost always get off scot free. If the RIAA ever takes you to court be prepared to lose big time.

RageONE · 12-02-2009, 10:23 PM

Thanks so much for helping me out guys, these are all great answers.

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12-02-2009, 12:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	1. What age group do you fall into? (30- 40) 2. What is your gender? M 3. What genres of music do you listen to? all 4. How often do you listen to music? (All the time) 5. Where do you listen to music (Ex. School, Work, Car, etc.)? everywhere 6. Why do you listen to music? because i like it 7. Do you purchase music? occasionally 8. How do you prefer to listen to music (Ex. Mp3 player, Stereo, Car, etc.)? headphones 9. Where do you go to buy your music? internet 10. How much do you spend monthly on average on Music? $10 11. Do you prefer to buy just songs or full albums? albums 12. Do you download music? of course 13. How do you download music? rapidshare, torrents 14. Do you pirate music (if no skip to question18)? yes 15. Why do you pirate music? because i can 16. How many songs do you think you have pirated? maybe 15,000 17. Do you feel guilty about pirating music? no 18. Do you know the affect that piracy has on the music industry? this question is loaded... 19. Are you up to date on piracy laws? not really 20. Do you think pirating affects artists in a major way? no 21. Are there any positive sides to pirating? yes 22. What are the negatives to pirating? ? 23. Does pirating in your opinion affect the cost of purchasing music? no 24. Do you think that it is fair to pirate when people purchase music? saps 25. Do your Parents, Grandparents, or Guardians pirate? yes, through me __________________ my flac collection

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NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	1. What age group do you fall into? (18- 25) (25- 30) (30- 40) (40- 45) (45- 55) (55- 65) (18-25) 2. What is your gender? M or F F 3. What genres of music do you listen to? Psych rock, prog rock, post rock, punk, post punk, math rock, jazz, blues, soul, funk, rock n' roll, experimental, folk, folk rock, trip hop... 4. How often do you listen to music? (Very Little) (Sometimes) (Most of the time)(All the time) Most of the Time 5. Where do you listen to music (Ex. School, Work, Car, etc.)? Uni, Car, Home. 6. Why do you listen to music? the same reason I watch movies and read books. 7. Do you purchase music? yeah 8. How do you prefer to listen to music (Ex. Mp3 player, Stereo, Car, etc.)? in a professional sound studio with the greatest sound system. 9. Where do you go to buy your music? music stores 10. How much do you spend monthly on average on Music? I spend this month alone over 200$ 11. Do you prefer to buy just songs or full albums? Full Albums. 12. Do you download music? yeah 13. How do you download music? by clicking on the link. 14. Do you pirate music (if no skip to question18)? I prefer the term "steal". 15. Why do you pirate music? So I won't spend 500$ weekly 16. How many songs do you think you have pirated? over 12 000 songs. 17. Do you feel guilty about pirating music? Nah 18. Do you know the affect that piracy has on the music industry? Yes. 19. Are you up to date on piracy laws? Piracy=not good. 20. Do you think pirating affects artists in a major way? It increases his popularity, I guess that's major. 21. Are there any positive sides to pirating? I just stated it. 22. What are the negatives to pirating? They don't exist. 23. Does pirating in your opinion affect the cost of purchasing music? meh. 24. Do you think that it is fair to pirate when people purchase music? yeah, with purchasing they get an audio quality music, with the concrete album Artwork and disc in their hands, with pirating the don't. 25. Do your Parents, Grandparents, or Guardians pirate? If only. Does an eye patch make you a pirate? __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	1. What age group do you fall into? (30- 40) 2. What is your gender? M 3. What genres of music do you listen to? Rock (punk, hardcore, indie, metal, progressive, pop), electronic (IDM, dowtempo, trip-hop etc), hip-hop (non-top 40, instrumental) 4. How often do you listen to music? (All the time) 5. Where do you listen to music (Ex. School, Work, Car, etc.)? Work, home, walking, public transit 6. Why do you listen to music? Because it sounds good and people are annoying 7. Do you purchase music? Yes 8. How do you prefer to listen to music (Ex. Mp3 player, Stereo, Car, etc.)? Stereo ideally, but the computer and mp3 player have made it so convenient, that is the main method now 9. Where do you go to buy your music? Local record shops, Amazon Marketplace, Wherehouse.com, Half.com, eBay.com 10. How much do you spend monthly on average on Music? ~$50, used to be more like $2-300. 11. Do you prefer to buy just songs or full albums? Full albums, no question. 12. Do you download music? Yes 13. How do you download music? By using a personal computer and internet connection 14. Do you pirate music (if no skip to question 18)? Yes 15. Why do you pirate music? To listen before I buy. The landscape is so flooded with artists now compared to before the internet, you have to be more selective when it comes to purchases 16. How many songs do you think you have pirated? Too many 17. Do you feel guilty about pirating music? Yes 18. Do you know the affect that piracy has on the music industry? Yes, it helps artists get discovered that would otherwise have no audience, and hurts mainstream artists that make crap music. 19. Are you up to date on piracy laws? No 20. Do you think pirating affects artists in a major way? Yes 21. Are there any positive sides to pirating? Yes, as stated in #18, it helps artists get discovered that would otherwise have no audience 22. What are the negatives to pirating? Many people don't purchase after downloading. They use it as their only method of acquiring music. They don't care about physical products, so once they've downloaded a digital file, they see no reason to pay for the same file tehy already have. 23. Does pirating in your opinion affect the cost of purchasing music? In a way, it has reduced the cost of music ever so slightly because labels need to make purchasing at least somewhat attractive or fewer and fewer people will buy. 24. Do you think that it is fair to pirate when people purchase music? I don't think it's really fair, to be honest, but I don't get upset at people who only download. I've personally spent thousands and thousands (and thousands!!!) of dollars on music since my teen years, and kids these days are grabbing everything for free. I think it's fine to sample before you buy and think artists/labels should provide a way for consumers to do so prior to purchasing, so everyone doesn't just run to download it (because as I said before, once somebody has the digital file there is very little incentive for them to go purchase it unless they're after the physical product). So while I believe we should be able to preview, better methods of doing so should be put into place. Previewing any CD of choice at the record store, going to the artist's website and streaming, etc. Anything to reduce the download of actual mp3 files without purchase. 25. Do your Parents, Grandparents, or Guardians pirate? They probably only have the slightest idea what an MP3 is. But they do make copies of CDs for each other. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

12-02-2009, 12:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bane of your existence Such That Join Date: May 2007 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 1,197	1. What age group do you fall into? (18- 25) (25- 30) Both of those. 2. What is your gender? M 3. What genres of music do you listen to? Country, Indie, Rap, sub-genres of sub-genres. 4. How often do you listen to music? About six. 5. Where do you listen to music (Ex. School, Work, Car, etc.)? Car and gym are the main places. 6. Why do you listen to music? To mask the screaming. 7. Do you purchase music? Yesido. 8. How do you prefer to listen to music? I just kind of sit there, sometimes I nod my head and whatnot. 9. Where do you go to buy your music? Internet, record stores, shows. 10. How much do you spend monthly on average on Music? Probably about fifty bucks. 11. Do you prefer to buy just songs or full albums? Full albums exclusively. I'd never just get a single. 12. Do you download music? Yes. 13. How do you download music? Fellow music thieves around the internet, mediafire and all. 14. Do you pirate music (if no skip to question18)? Yes 15. Why do you pirate music? I'm half Somali. 16. How many songs do you think you have pirated? It's probably over fifteen grand by now. 17. Do you feel guilty about pirating music? Not in the least. 18. Do you know the affect that piracy has on the music industry? Percieved and actual, yes. 19. Are you up to date on piracy laws? Not specifics, but yeah I guess. 20. Do you think pirating affects artists in a major way? Affects, yes. 21. Are there any positive sides to pirating? Free music, distrubution of lesser known musicians. 22. What are the negatives to pirating? Unless you're a thirteen year old girl getting prosecuted for it, nothing. 23. Does pirating in your opinion affect the cost of purchasing music? Yeah, it becomes free. 24. Do you think that it is fair to pirate when people purchase music? No, those people should stop purchasing music. 25. Do your Parents, Grandparents, or Guardians pirate? I'd bet my mom does.

12-02-2009, 10:23 PM	#17 (permalink)
RageONE Groupie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: EH Posts: 3	Thanks so much for helping me out guys, these are all great answers. HANDJOBS FOR ALL Thwap thwap thwap