05-05-2003, 01:19 AM
Hail Nico,
I usually avoid posting in threads like this, but I remember reading a random stat about this last year. I forget the exact numbers, but it was (in short) most Uni/College students download music illegally (duh!), but of them a rather large percentage only do it to see what they think of the tracks, and then go out and buy the album/whatever. Over here, I know that every student who owns a PC has illegal mp3s, but I also know I have probably the smallest CD collection on campus. I invested in a radio though ;)
PS Kaseryn, you have a more uphill battle there trying to argue that this is not piracy than I do trying to argue that crackers and hackers are different. You're right: there's no real correlation between the two - `music counterfiter' is probably closer than `music pirate' - but good luck changing the view of even a handful of people!
I usually avoid posting in threads like this, but I remember reading a random stat about this last year. I forget the exact numbers, but it was (in short) most Uni/College students download music illegally (duh!), but of them a rather large percentage only do it to see what they think of the tracks, and then go out and buy the album/whatever. Over here, I know that every student who owns a PC has illegal mp3s, but I also know I have probably the smallest CD collection on campus. I invested in a radio though ;)
PS Kaseryn, you have a more uphill battle there trying to argue that this is not piracy than I do trying to argue that crackers and hackers are different. You're right: there's no real correlation between the two - `music counterfiter' is probably closer than `music pirate' - but good luck changing the view of even a handful of people!
May the wind pick up your heels and your sword strike true.