Results: Music: Digital or Physical?
Published on 07/08/2012
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1.
1.
When was the last time you purchased music? Within the last month
28%
78 votes
1-6 Months ago
19%
52 votes
Can't remember
43%
119 votes
Does getting an itunes gift card or a CD as a gift count?
7%
19 votes
I HATE MUSIC >:[
4%
10 votes
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2.
How did you last purchase music? I ordered a CD from a site like Amazon.com
15%
43 votes
I purchased a CD in person
28%
77 votes
I downloaded music through a site like iTunes
26%
73 votes
It was a gift.
11%
30 votes
Purchase? Haha...
25%
70 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
4 votes
3.
3.
Have you ever downloaded music online? Yes ma'am; I bought it for myself and/or others
34%
94 votes
Yes ma'am; I haven't bought any, but I downloaded free samples legally.
21%
57 votes
Yes ma'am; I'm a pirate, so a lot of my music is digitally downloaded, and I only pay occasionally (or never at all)
20%
56 votes
Nope; I'm the old school type who sticks to real copies.
26%
71 votes
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4.
Have you ever downloaded music online illegally? No and I never will!
29%
82 votes
No and I doubt I would, but maybe.
17%
47 votes
Yeah, a few times.
21%
57 votes
Yes, by accident, though.
6%
17 votes
No, but I know plenty of people who do.
13%
37 votes
Yep! Why should I be required to pay for my love of art?
14%
38 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
0 votes
5.
5.
Do you think that illegal downloading is contributing to lower sales of CDs? I know the stats, and I say it definitely is!
20%
56 votes
I don't know the stats, but I think it definitely is!
27%
76 votes
It's hard to tell.
17%
46 votes
I know the stats, and it really doesn't.
7%
20 votes
I don't know the stats, but I don't think it does.
15%
41 votes
If anything it's helping because people download to sample before purchasing and/or people find new music and then go on to support the artists.
13%
37 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
2 votes
6.
6.
How do you react when someone tells you that they have downloaded something illegally? I offer to buy them music if they promise to stop
12%
33 votes
I will listen to their reasons for downloading illegally
11%
31 votes
I ask them what their favorite downloading site is so we can compare tastes
16%
44 votes
I would rather not know if someone downloads illegally, regardless of reasons
24%
66 votes
Eh I don't care.
45%
126 votes
7.
7.
Do you think that downloading music illegally is akin to stealing a car? Hahahaha no, no it is not.
50%
138 votes
Well yeah, stealing is stealing.
25%
69 votes
Not sure.
26%
71 votes
8.
8.
Does downloading music illegally take money from the artist? Technically yes
40%
111 votes
Nah
25%
69 votes
Only in CD sales
19%
52 votes
I would rather see the money going to the artist directly
8%
22 votes
Metallica deserves another mansion!
7%
19 votes
Well I bet a lot of these people end up going to the concerts and buying merchandise...
15%
42 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
1 votes
9.
9.
When was the last time you obtained music? Same as the last time I purchased it.
35%
98 votes
Within the last week
18%
50 votes
Within the last month
13%
35 votes
Longer than a month ago
31%
87 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
8 votes
10.
10.
One final question. A question of declaration. ARE YOU A PIRATE!? AYE!
24%
67 votes
Absolutely not.
45%
126 votes
Not in an online pirating way; I'm an actual pirate.
16%
45 votes
...What?
14%
40 votes
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