Pirates Buy x10 times more music than Non-Pirates

[Faun]

http://gizmodo.com/5219587/study-fin...an-non+pirates

A study from the BI Norwegian School of Management has found that those who download free music from services like BitTorrent are also the biggest legitimate consumers of downloadable music.

In fact, among all 1,901 Norway-based study participants (all of whom were over the age of 15), it was found that those who downloaded "free" music were 10x more likely to download pay music. In other words, music pirates are the music industry's largest online consumers.

Note: "Free" music obviously implies pirated music, but it also encompasses legitimate free music download services.

The findings also included that, in the 15-20 age range, 50% of participants had bought a CD in the last six months. So that trusty format isn't dead quite yet.

Since we relied on Google's translation from the original Norwegian, anyone who speaks the language is encouraged to glean for more specifics and post them in the comments. [Survey and BMI Thanks Jon!]

IRONY STRIKES AGAIN

[j1n M@tt]

^^dats true...I always try to add the original disks to my collection when ever I get a chance.

[red_devil]

lol !! i just can't remember buying a music cd ... ever

guess norway is a one off case

[freshseasons]

I think Music industry would rather prefer Pirates not buying original music for the given purpose and then pirating.

Me too as a rule try to buy legitimate music whenever i feel its worth it.

[mayanksahni]

lol
never thought of buying a music disc ever.........

[INS-ANI]

are music still sold in store...
man these people are so old fashioned

[dOm1naTOr]

i always download original soundtracks... dun like el-cheapo quality ones.

[Krazzy Warrior]

Aisa toh hona hi tha

Only some guys who r newbie in computer world buy music or app or other stuff and other download them from *cough*

[Pat]

Originally Posted by Krazzy Warrior

Only some guys who r newbie in computer world buy music or app or other stuff and other download them from *cough*

Ya right

[jxcess3891]

What surprises is me is that, in this age of torrents how come there are so many non-pirates in existence? Don't they have internet in their countries?

I feel the music/ movie industry shud change with the times. Look at the television industry, they provide almost next to free entertainment by inserting ad breaks in between their programs. The music/ movie industry shud also follow this concept. When making a movie/ music video they shud put clips or logos of ads of their sponsors in between their films and provide free downloads to all users. In this way, they can make huge multi-million dollar deals with their sponsors as the viewership for free entertainment will far exceed those of the current viewers who pay for their entertainment by buying movie tickets or music cds.

[freshseasons]

Originally Posted by Krazzy Warrior

Aisa toh hona hi tha

Only some guys who r newbie in computer world buy music or app or other stuff and other download them from *cough*

I totally disagree....! I am into computers since 1996 !!!And i still carry loads from Planet M even today.

Ofcourse i do lots of torrenting however.....you misread the object of me buying good music from store.

Its not the one doest know from where to source the Music. Its about something called Ethics.

I mean how can one not buy original Slumdog Millionaire Cd and as a mark of some respect pay something to A R Rehman. Same about PINK FLOYD.Its sacrilege to not own the originals.

But then ofcourse if one needs Hindi DTS 5.1 Music i dont know any other way but to download from the Internet, however if it were available in the Store i for one would def Buy it from Store(But those are pretty rare).

So guys out there, if you really like the music please please encourage the Music directors by buying their music .Thwart Piracy to some extent. People deserve it !

[IronManForever]

^ I love Pink Floyd too.
----

This is one of the most interesting surveys I have come across in recent times.
Although I do believe that people buying 'original' outweigh people going the other way.

[Krazzy Warrior]

Originally Posted by freshseasons

I totally disagree....! I am into computers since 1996 !!!And i still carry loads from Planet M even today.

Ofcourse i do lots of torrenting however.....you misread the object of me buying good music from store.

Its not the one doest know from where to source the Music. Its about something called Ethics.

I mean how can one not buy original Slumdog Millionaire Cd and as a mark of some respect pay something to A R Rehman. Same about PINK FLOYD.Its sacrilege to not own the originals.

But then ofcourse if one needs Hindi DTS 5.1 Music i dont know any other way but to download from the Internet, however if it were available in the Store i for one would def Buy it from Store(But those are pretty rare).

So guys out there, if you really like the music please please encourage the Music directors by buying their music .Thwart Piracy to some extent. People deserve it !

To be frank! Many Digitians will say u stupid and fool wasting money for free thing!

[eggman]

^^Duniya ka sabse bada Rog
Kya kahenge Log!

[Krazzy Warrior]

^+1 Correct!

[dOm1naTOr]

but seriously i now some frens, who dun care to get pirated games or s/w, but has an urge to get original movie discs and original discs of some of his fav musics no matter for what price. He even hate to tell other that he buys those original. He is not doin to to honor the artist or directors or nybody, just for his satisfaction. He makes stupid reasons to his frens for doin this like HQ is assured, cover is gr8, got some discounts n all.

u cant have a debate over this as it depends on ur taste and mentality.

[gaurav_indian]

Originally Posted by freshseasons

I totally disagree....! I am into computers since 1996 !!!And i still carry loads from Planet M even today.

Ofcourse i do lots of torrenting however.....you misread the object of me buying good music from store.

Its not the one doest know from where to source the Music. Its about something called Ethics.

I mean how can one not buy original Slumdog Millionaire Cd and as a mark of some respect pay something to A R Rehman. Same about PINK FLOYD.Its sacrilege to not own the originals.

But then ofcourse if one needs Hindi DTS 5.1 Music i dont know any other way but to download from the Internet, however if it were available in the Store i for one would def Buy it from Store(But those are pretty rare).

So guys out there, if you really like the music please please encourage the Music directors by buying their music .Thwart Piracy to some extent. People deserve it !

[Phantom Lancer]

If you want to show off your music collection , the only way for you is to buy original discs

anyway music discs are not as costly as they used to be .... in fact they are pretty cheap now ......

[Faun]

Originally Posted by Phantom Lancer

anyway music discs are not as costly as they used to be .... in fact they are pretty cheap now ......

except for the sh!tty copy protection.

[rosemolr]

They are Getting millions through their Music..Why should we make them multibillionare.. Piracy Rocks..

[harish619]

If i like a music very much i get the original one and use in my car...

or else piracy rocks!!!!!!

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

They [MPAA, RIAA, XYZ] believe after stopping piracy, pirates will buy x20 times instead of current x10. got it ?

[Phantom Lancer]

Originally Posted by ichi

except for the sh!tty copy protection.

:O dont you use an i-pod/mp3 player ? ...... ppl routinely rip music from such *copy protected* cds ...... its not illegal to rip music and create a back up/use it in ur mp3 player ..... its only illegal if u share that music with somebody else

[Faun]

Originally Posted by Phantom Lancer

:O dont you use an i-pod/mp3 player ? ...... ppl routinely rip music from such *copy protected* cds ...... its not illegal to rip music and create a back up/use it in ur mp3 player ..... its only illegal if u share that music with somebody else

Unfortunately its illegal to install games on more than certain no. of PCs and certain no. of times under sh!tty DRM without dialing a no. to CC.

And DRM media is not playable on other mp3 players.

I want a simple copy paste kind of thing. Why should I waste my time ripping (installing software etc) when I can just drag and drop it to my HDD ?

Any kind of copy protection is sh!tty IMO.

In your opinion it is illegal if I share my media with my family...

And who says ripping music is not illegal ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripping

[iinfi]

i v worked in market research industry for abt 1.5 years and know a couple of facts.

since the sample consists of respondents from Norway only, the findings of the survey will be valid only for that country and those areas in Norway where the participants hailed from.
If you project (or weight it) towards other geographic areas it will be a biased survey.

just two facts. m not saying BI Norwegian School of Management said anyting of that sort.

lastly

In fact, among all 1,901 Norway-based study participants (all of whom were over the age of 15), it was found that those who downloaded "free" music were 10x more likely to download pay music

the word more likely also has its significance. anyone from market research industry or someone who has studied market research will be able to throw more light on this.

[Krazzy Warrior]

Originally Posted by rosemolr

They are Getting millions through their Music..Why should we make them multibillionare.. Piracy Rocks..

LOL! ROF!

[Crazykiller]

Originally Posted by rosemolr
They are Getting millions through their Music..Why should we make them multibillionare.. Piracy Rocks..

LOL! ROFL !

[ico]

Originally Posted by Crazykiller

LOL! ROFL !

lol, nice way of quoting.

[Phantom Lancer]

Originally Posted by ichi

In your opinion it is illegal if I share my media with my family...

And who says ripping music is not illegal ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripping

Nice try .... where does the article say ripping is illegal ?

The legality of ripping is controversial. It allows content to be losslessly copied for a very low or essentially zero cost. The copy (or the original) could theoretically be passed to someone who did not purchase it. If someone uses copyrighted material without permission of the copyright holder (under conditions not covered by fair use), a copyright violation has occurred. What is unclear is exactly when the crime has occurred and if ripping itself was part of the criminal act. Ripping copyrighted material for personal use is clearly not a crime, however ripping it and passing it to others clearly is a crime (again, only in conditions not covered by fair use)

Next time try reading thru the articles that you quote or link too


and where have i said (in my opinion ? ) that sharing movies with your family is illegal

your family is not a 3rd party

[Faun]

Originally Posted by Phantom Lancer

Nice try .... where does the article say ripping is illegal ?


Next time try reading thru the articles that you quote or link too

Yes I have read that part also. You left out some other lines too like:

Recording industry representatives have claimed (in the context of Atlantic v. Howell) that ripping itself may be regarded as theft

In the United Kingdom, making a private copy of copyrighted media without the copyright owner's consent is illegal as of April 2009: this includes ripping music from a CD to a computer or digital music player.

Now lets try some real world exapmles

http://www.internetdj.com/article.php?storyid=955
http://www.unicom.com/blog/entry/480
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/cd-ripping,news-233.html

And what do you think DRM is achieving for consumers ?

Originally Posted by Phantom Lancer

and where have i said (in my opinion ? ) that sharing movies with your family is illegal

your family is not a 3rd party

How do you define a family ? 4 persons in it or a family of over 20 persons. Tell me how do you decide who will share or who will not ?