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Hello, hope you are well. My name is Dan Coward

I’m sending you this invitation to complete a questionnaire, since you may have a point of view to share on music's cultural value, downloading and CD burning. CLICK ON THE CONTINUE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE TO BEGIN QUESTIONNAIRE. Thank you for your time. If you require more information concerning the topic this questionnaire is based on, please read on.

The questionnaire is for my dissertation, as part of my final year project for a BA Hon’s Degree in Music Industry Management at BCUC in High Wycombe.

The results section for my dissertation will be made up by charts and graphs from which I hope to gain a range of statistics, I can use to support opinions and perceived values for analysis. This is since I plan to adopt a quantitative approach, so I can suggest that a sheer number of people behave or perceive X. Therefore, I would be extremely grateful for your time and support in completing this questionnaire. Please start the survey now, by clicking on the Continue button below.

Approximately 100 people will be asked to complete the survey, it will take a maximum of 5 minutes to complete all the questions.
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for me to learn your opinions.
Your survey responses will be strictly confidential, and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact me by email at [email protected] or phone by 0773910436

The main problem understudy in this project is based on individuals downloading or burning copies of music without paying for it, music’s changing cultural use in the UK and the effect this could have on music as a cultural artefact, contributing to its social devaluing. Furthermore, this work is stimulated by and based on the school of thought that because of media and big entertainment conglomerates, our attention, leisure time and money is competed for so much more fiercely these days. Additionally, that due to these companies, technology, media and society the perceived value of [popular] music could be decreasing in the wider culture of the UK; and that this may exacerbate home piracy.

My dissertation is based on suggesting that few of us fear law when it comes to infringing copyright law. i.e. None of us think twice after reading the do’s and don’ts printed on a CD before burning a copy of it (having completed a law and intellectual property module I have a brief understanding of infringement of copyright). I’m not suggesting burning music/home piracy is good or bad; accessing music for free has obvious benefits, and at the end of the day musicians steal/borrow ideas for song structure from other songs, and call them “influences” all the time.

P.S I really will be grateful for your help.

Thanks again, Take Care

Danny Coward
 
 
1. 
Age
 
7-11
 
12-19
 
20-25
 
26-35
 
36-45
 
46-55
 
56-65
 
66-75
 
2. 
Gender
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
Name (Not compulsory)
   
Home Town
   
 
 
4. 
Have you ever downloaded a music track from the internet?
Yes No
 
5. 
How frequently do you download music without paying for it?
 
Never
 
1-11 times a year
 
1-3 times a month
 
1-4 times a week
 
5 or more times a week
 
 
If other please specify frequency
   
 
 
7. 
How regularly do you use a CD burner to make copies of music CDs?
 
Never
 
Once a year
 
Once a month
 
Once a week
 
Once a day
 
 
If other please specify frequency
   
 
 
9. 
Which reason[s] best support why you would access music without paying for it (i.e. download for free or burn a copy of a CD), instead of legitimately purchasing that music; what causes you to pay for an artist's music sometimes and not at other times?
 
Money
 
Loyalty to a particular artist
 
Need to try before you buy
 
Because you have technology to access for free
 
Artist’s music is not commercially available
 
Require disposable income to spend on non-music entertainment products

 
 
If other please give reasons
   
 
 
11. 
Do you share physical recorded music (i.e. CD’s) to trail and showcase music with other people?
 
Yes
 
No
 
12. 
If yes, who with?
 
Friends
 
Family
 
Work colleagues
 
if Other Please specify

 
13. 
By which of these ways do you share music with other people?
 
Lending
 
Burn copies of CD’s
 
Send music files over the internet

 
 
 
If other please specify
   
 
 
15. 
Would you prefer to listen to a song, or watch a music video (i.e. MTV) that contains the song?
 
Listen to a song on its own
 
Watch the music video
 
 
Please give reasons for your answer
   
 
 
17. 
Do you value one of the following with more importance over another, the music you have collected as?
 
Actual Music CD’s brought from a shop [or online]
 
Copied music onto blank discs
 
MP3’s files
 
Computer based music files
 
if Other please specify
 
18. 
Do you use a [digital] portable audio player (of MP3 or similar capability) onto which you transfer music files from a computer, or a mobile phone that is capable of carrying and playing music?
 
Yes
 
No
 
19. 
If yes, what type of player is it, and do you pay for the music you transfer to the player?
 
Pay for music content
 
Upload music content for free
 
I-pod
 
MP3 player
 
Mobile phone
 
If Other please specify

 
 
20. 
If you received a free, copy of a music album or single track, without any packaging or artwork would you pay for the very same version to gain the packaging and artwork at a latter date?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
Please give reasons for your answer
   
 
 
22. 
Through which source of media have you heard the suggestion, that music CD’s are over priced?
 
Print
 
TV
 
Radio
 
Internet
 
Have not heard this suggestion

 
 
If other please specify
   
 
 
24. 
Have you ever brought a newspaper or magazine, because it included a free give away music CD?
Yes No
 
25. 
Have you ever heard or read about artists suggesting domestic music piracy is a good thing?
Yes No
 
26. 
Which of these activities do you feel it is acceptable to perform?
 
Burn copies of music CD’s
 
Download music without paying for it?

 
 
27. 
Do you care if domestic music piracy, affects the income of songwriters/artists and musicians?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
Please give reasons for your answer
   
 
 
29. 
Do you care if record companies’ profits are affected by domestic music piracy?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
Please give reasons for your answer
   
 
 
31. 
Are you aware when you burn a CD or download music from a peer to peer network (website offering free downloads), your actions are likely to constitute an infringement of copyright?
 
Yes
 
No
 
32. 
Would you steal a music CD from a shop?
 
Yes
 
No
 
33. 
Which of these two statements do you think is printed on a music CD?
 
A) Ownership of this product grants you license to, copy, reproduce, hire, lend, publicly perform or broadcast this recording.
 
B) All rights reserved. Unauthorised coping, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting prohibited.
 
 
 
Please give your opinion on the effects of the digitalisation of music, via the internet and technology; and the possibilities this offers for people to access music without paying for it?
   
Please give your feelings concerning the decline in sales of physical music singles in the UK?
   
What is your attitude towards the phenomenon of TV programmes such as pop idol, do you believe such programmes devalue music’s cultural appeal?
   
 
You time is most appreciated, thank you. Contact [email protected] if you have any questions regarding this survey.
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