Questionnaire (Film Piracy)

Questionnaire
Copyright and Piracy

Please circle your answers

Age
10-16
17-21
22-30
31-40
41-50
51+

Gender
Male
Female

Do you prefer a digital copy or a disc of a film?
Digital Copy
Disc

Do you prefer to have back up copies of your films?
Yes
No
Not Sure

Do you own a DVD/BluRay player?
Yes
No

How often do you use your DVD/BluRay player?
Once a week
More than once a week
Never

Do you find DVD/BluRay’s to be too expensive?
Yes
No
Not Sure

Do you watch films before they are released in the cinema?
Yes
No
Sometimes

Have you ever downloaded Films for free?
Yes
No

How often do you download free films?
When ever I can
When I need to
Not often

Do you use Bit Torrents?
Yes
No

Do you think Bit Torrent search engines do enough to filter out copy-written Films?
Yes
No
Not Sure

Do you believe that individual rights of internet users are more important than the protection intellectual property?
Yes
No
Not sure

Mininova replied back

Erik Dubbelboer to me

show details Jan 21 (1 day ago)

Hi Ashley,

Sure I can answer some questions:

1.When did Mininova start?

Mininova started in 2005.

2.Does Bit-torrenting help artists to distribute there creations more easily than if they were to distribute it through shops?

Yes, with bittorrent the other people that are downloading are also helping with uploading. This will greatly decrease your bandwidth costs.
But comparing shops and bittorrent is a bit like comparing apples and oranges, bittorrent distribution is mostly free while you have to pay for things in shops.

3.How can you tell if the material you are downloading is copy-written?

I'm afraid there is no fixed way to know this.

4.As an Animation Student, distribution is very important for me in order to get my films exposed. What does Mininova offer over popular video sites such as Youtube?

You can read more about this on: http://www.mininova.org/apply


Have a nice day,