Digital Media Lifestyle Survey

What online music services have you used?

Please select all that apply.

• iTunes
• Napster
• eMusic
• Yahoo Music
• Rhapsody
• MSN
• Music Match
• Virgin
• Connect
• Magnatune
• Other
• None

What portable digital media player do you have?

Please select all that apply.

• iPod
• Zune
• Nomad
• Neuros
• Other
• None

Have you had trouble burning audio to CD with music bought online?

• Yes
• No

Have you ever used a P2P network (e.g. Limewire, Gnutella, BearShare)?

• Yes
• No

What do you think of the state of online video for sale?

• It's great, I buy it all the time.
• It's okay, when it works.
• It's a good idea, but is implemented terribly.
• I don't buy video online.

Have you been annoyed with the use of DRM?

• Yes
• No

Did you rip your entire CD collection to MP3 format?

• Yes
• No

Do you prefer a flat monthly subscription rate or a per-track fee for online music?

• Flat monthly subscription rate
• Per-track fee
• I don't buy music online

Do you feel Apple should open up their FairPlay DRM to other online music stores?

• Yes
• No

If you could download TV shows via BitTorrent, would you pay for it?

• Yes
• Yes, but only if it's priced cheaply
• No

Do you have a home theatre PC?

• Yes
• No

When evaluating cell phones, how important is multimedia capability (ability to play video and music)?

• Very important
• Pretty important
• Somewhat important
• Not important

In general, do you feel the quality of digital media you purchase is good enough?

• Yes, I don't notice any problems.
• Yes, though it could be better.
• No, I hear digital artifacts.

Would you prefer hard media (e.g. DVDs), or would you prefer downloaded digital media (soft media), if quality were equal?

• Hard media only
• Hard media preferred, but I might download as well
• Soft media preferred, but I might buy hard media
• Soft media only

Is downloading media illegally stealing or copyright infringement?

• Stealing
• Copyright infringement

Do you think file sharing is a good venue for artists to get their music listened to?

• Yes
• No

How much digital media do you have (music and video)?

• Less than or about 1 GB
• Between 2 and 10 GB
• Between 11 and 20 GB
• More than 20 GB
• I don't have any digital media

Do you feel like the RIAA and the MPAA are doing the right thing?

• Yes, it's important to protect artists' intellectual property.
• Yes, though I don't agree with their tactics.
• No, though they might have a point.
• No, they're completely wrong.

Do you think the music services should standardize on a single DRM scheme?

• Yes
• No

Which of the following DRM formats is the worst?

• FairPlay
• Microsoft
• Sony OpenMG