Music

[andrewducker]

The first question is referring solely to music that belongs, in some way, to you. Something where you get a file out of it. Things like iTunes, Amazon MP3, eMusic, etc.

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[andrewhickey.livejournal.com]

Just to clarify my own answers, I have *also* downloaded music for free in the last 6 months. There hasn't been much of it, and what there has been has mostly been either music I already own on vinyl and can't be bothered ripping, or music that I couldn't obtain legally (bootlegs, iTunes only bonus tracks etc). But 90%+ of the music I've obtained has been legally purchased, and would continue to be so if it became legal to file-share (though that would depend on my own income - when I have little or no disposable income, as at the moment, the amount I obtain by file-sharing goes up proportionally, and if I was struggling to feed myself or my wife, as I have in the past, then I wouldn't bother paying for something I could get for free.)

It might be interesting as well in this context to see what percentage of people pays for streaming music - I pay for Spotify Premium, and occasionally also for a last.fm premium subscription.

[andrewducker]

Oooh, that last part is a good one - I pay for Spotify Premium, because it makes listening to music on my phone a delight.

[despotliz.livejournal.com]

I think I've bought one album in the last six months, but I have listened to a lot more new music because Spotify makes it so easy. I have a premium account too, primarily for my phone.

[andrewducker]

Yeah - drdoug recommended the new Chemical Brothers album yesterday. Thirty seconds later I was listening to track one, and this morning I have it on my phone to listen to during the day. In the olden days I wouldn't be able to do anything anywhere near that convenient.