Interview 2

Demographic Information: 46, female, Music Photographer

Have you ever downloaded music illegally?

Yes, I have but only when the song wasn't available anywhere to buy. I never download with the purpose to have the music for free.

What do you think about downloading for free?

I completely disagree with downloading for free and see it as a form of theft. I depend on the music industry with my business so I understand the situation very well. Because the decline in record sales performers cut down in the expenses for photography.

What do you think enhances people to download music for free?

Because it's available. There are sources all over the Internet which provides these download facilities even though they gradually close them down, there will always new providers popping up.

Is it easy to download illegally?

Develop a piracy preventive solution so that CD's can no longer be downloaded and shared. A sort of a share-stop at the source so it becomes impossible to offer music for free or share music with others.

What could the music industry do to stop the public from downloading music illegally?

No if anything, music is one of the rare things that hasn't become unaffordable. It's still a luxury and not a necessity and one needs to but his music when he can afford it but I-Tunes for example offers you songs for £1. It can't get cheaper than that.

Do you think music is too expensive in the shops these days and people can’t no longer spent money on that, one of the reasons being the recession?

Yes I believe the future is in online sales of music. HMV and others could invest the money put in shops better in offering a wide and safe platform to buy music online.

Do you think shops like HMV should close down and just sell their music online, seeing the majority of people get there music from the internet?

Fear it's a crime we will never be able to solve. There will always be illegal site offering music for free. But if all record companies, music stores and others would throw them into online sales of music, they could dominate the market.

Isn’t the public scared of catching virus’s when downloading?

When you download music from piracy sites you know it is not safe but people don't Carr and accept that it's part of the deal to be able to get music for free. It's become globally accepted and people seem to prefer to spend their money on virus killers than on music.