skippy

This question is being raised based on other posts about lawsuits agaist "file sharing" people.

It is intended to narrow the responses down to an actual number. So that we can all see the scope of what has been happeneing to the recording industry.

Please be completely honest about the number of songs you have downloaded. I can hardly wait to see your response, thanks

Skippy

Magpie0001

over 10000.

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spectre

Less than 30. What I liked, I bought, and what I didn't, I deleted.

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legolas

I, myself, have downloaded whatever 8 gigs would be and ALL GOT ERASED IN A REFORMATATION!
I currently have one song downloaded, lol. (swing, swing for those wondering)

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otnorot

about 2000
I buy cd of bands I like, though

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TaLoN

i have 9782 songs which comes out to approximately 48 Gb

Jeff

I don't know the actual number. 30 gigs worth though.

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64. File sharing sucks on macs.

IC3

Maybe 2 or 3 gigs...I don't download music anymore. I don't even have a P2P program installed on my machine...I buy all my CD's.

JStrider

SPY SPY SPY for the RIAA!!!!!!!!!!

hehehe just kidding... ive got 3 or 4 gigs of mp3s... almost no full albums unless i own and ripped that album myself...

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theinfamous

around a thousand

pagliachi2003

I've got 10 or so albums worth, but I tend to just prefer buying CDs. I use the file sharing stuff to listen to an album before I go out an buy it. Saves me from buying a shitty album with one or two good songs on it.

SiN

hrm..

mp3's - we just got a 120 gig HD for them because the 80 gigs was almost full...

how much of that is downloaded or how much is from the 200+ cd's we have, i've no idea. perhaps half/half.

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Redlemon

Probably about 500 or so. I'm now working my way back through them, to decide to either buy legit copies, delete, or keep. Mostly cleaning out the illegal stuff.

Oh, then I have a whole bunch of legitimately downloaded free music... which could absolutely never be sold. Try out freespeechforsale.com and dictionaraoke.com for a few laughs.

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punx1325

619 songs, I only download what I like. And one of these days I will buy CD's again...when the RIAA stops inflating prices and burns in hell.

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Mr. Spacemonkey

Actually to be completely honest i have barely any, maybe 10 or so.

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Kush

I have just over 1000 songs; only keep the ones i like. Like I know a lot of people who will download like 5 different albums just because they like the one song. Plus.. i don't want my iPod filling up.

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Xanieth

3 gigs.

viveleroi0

about 11 gigs total, 2 gigs were ripped and the rest dloaded.

IF YOU ARE THE RIAA$$: I DID NOT WRITE THAT, IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE

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numberfive

I had around 240, then I formated, now I have about 60. My comp is currently without sound (broke it somehow), so thats more or less the reason.

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JumpinJesus

I have never downloaded a song. I don't feel ripping off an artist is my right. The record company - er, artist - deserves every penny they work for.

*receives pat on head and a nice doggy biscuit from the RIAA*

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Mango

5047 on my hd right now. I have downloaded more but they were crap so I deleted them.

aintyoboyfriend

about 2000 or so.

I also have all of my CD's and all of my roomates cd's (that we own) for another 5200 songs or so.

MacGnG

less than 1000 most of which i havent listen to yet, and will probly delete cause i'm not sure what they are. most of the time i just listen to net radio

jimk

zero.

every time i try kazaa or something, it just doesn't work. firewall here at work, and i am inept. any pointers?

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sixate

I really don't know... All I know is I stopped buying CD's a while ago. When there's an album I want I wait until I know someone who has it and I rip and/or burn it. I don't really download a lot of music.

Nafter

bout 1000ish

Mael

too many to count. i really have no idea, but it's a lot. i've also only listened to about 10% of what i download, and end up just deleting the rest.

phoenix1002

I have maybe 200 songs... and those are either singles that I downloaded, or friends CDs that I've ripped. So I guess I have probably 150 downloaded songs.

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drawerfixer

You're looking in the wrong places. Acquisition is bad ass.

Er, and I've downloaded approximately 1200. My morals suck ass.

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Zello

I'm actually a bit surprised how much people have downloaded. No wonder the RIAA complains so much. I've probably downloaded 60 over 4 years. I'm not particular to my music, just load up Music Match and whatever is on I listen to. I can see 2-3 thousand on computers of music nuts. I guess it's just me because without file sharing or online radios I probably would have bought at most 6 cd's over the span of 4 years.

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vermin

23 - All were songs I looked for in stores but could not find to buy them (otherwise I would've bought them).
(When's the last time you saw the Focus album with the song Hocus Pocus on it in a store? Me, never.)

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Kaos

Maybe 50...probably more around 20-30. I have 400 MP3s, and most of the songs I d/l are songs from CD's I already own, or from Cassettes I had bought long time ago.

The one's I have d/l that I don't have CD's for are songs that are impossible to find to buy (Counting Crows - Einstein on the Beach...What f'n CD is that on anyways???) and some songs from one-hit wonders who don't deserve my money for a whole CD with one good song on it.

AL9045

Not a lot anymore, too lazy to download stuff.

I know people who have like 50000 though.

Raw Kuts

10,950 on my hard drive
About 3 large underbed cases weighing in at 20+ pounds each of CDs

But I do buy t-shirts, concert tickets, posters and stuff from the ones I like.

EDIT: I weighed myself, and then with one of the boxes. It is 25 pounds, so however many songs fit into 75 pounds of cds (plus jewel cases)

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WhoaitsZ

i never got into the music deal music. i have a hundred or so, many on my stereo bought.

i have done the book thing, though. i got fuckin gigs of audio books and crave more.

not to mention my true passion...

DEI37

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1600 right now. Get more constantly.

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Adog

Somewhere around 1200 for me.........

Quietus

Downloaded around 1000, ripped around 500 more from my own CDs.

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Acquisition is os x only. Poor me.