Hi, I am doing my dissertation on film piracy on the internet and I have a few questions that hopefully some of you may like to answer. You do not need to write your real name or anything, it is just a simple survey to find out the general publics opinion on film piracy.

Just right your answers in anew messge, next to the question number.

1 How old are you?



2 Do you download more MP3 files or film files from the internet?

MP3 ?_ Films ?_ Equal amount ?_



3 How often do you download films?

Daily ?_ Weekly ?_ Monthly ?_

Other (please state) __________________________



4 Do you feel that people have the right to download films from
the internet for free?

Yes ?_ No ?_



5 Do you ever consider the implications of downloading films
from the internet, i.e., fines/charges etc?

Yes ?_ No ?_ Sometimes ?_



6 Do you feel that people should be fined/charged for
downloading films from the internet?

Yes ?_ No ?_ Maybe ?_



7 Will you continue to download films from the internet, even
though the new laws are currently being introduced against it?


Yes ?_ No ?_ Unsure ?_



8 Do you think that film companies will ever be able to prevent
their films being pirated and then distributed on the internet?

Yes ?_ No ?_ Unsure ?_

whoa! Dissertation and you don't clarify "piracy"? Tsk. tsk. Errol Flynn was the best film pirate (apologies to Peerless), and though I have to assume you are talking about the Valenti definition of piracy, that is a term of art that has a different meaning in the courts of most western countries. I think you should edit your poll to specify that you want to know about downloading infringing material in a country whose laws currently make such downloading illegal. well, back in the last millenium you didn't ask questions like this. non-infringing video, I think, every once in a while. I prefer text I think I did once or twice, but it wasn't what I expected ??? Right? As in freedom of communication? Well, then, yes. If you mean that somebody else should pay for my internet equipment and connection, then no.
5 Yes
6 ???
7Yes (legal stuff)
8 Yes . . . at the same time criminals are abolished.

What University?