How many teens/preteens buy music and how many teens download music illegally?

Posted at July 19th, 2008 by admin

I am just curious. I buy music from the Itunes store.

And as for the teens/preteens that DO buy music. Where do you get the money from?
Who gives you pocket money though.

Well here in Canada we got a "tax" on blank media like CDRs DVDRs, etc. that goes to pay for royalties. This means we can download stuff cuz it's already paid for (in a different way from USA).

But then I also got a problem with payin for stuff from people who have sued their customers (this would be music companies from USA) so I never buy their stuff. So I will only buy stuff from artists that ain't associated with those music companies.

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21 Responses to “How many teens/preteens buy music and how many teens download music illegally?”

  1. Comment by Rohan B

    I have always bought my music.. comes from my pocket money
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  2. Comment by Ginger Gaile

    i always have my mom do it… she has some website where the members get a really good discount… and i don't have to pay a thing because we both like the same kind of music….
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  3. Comment by sk8rgurl113

    I do both sometimes, just when I download it isn't illegal. I work for my money like house work etc. and my grandpa wins me money.
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  4. Comment by Mrs. CeCe

    I download my music. I never buy unless the cd is one that I want to listen to all day everyday. Like Plies or Chris Brown. I have a iPod but the only time I buy things from the iTunes store id if it's a music video or a movie. I don't waste money unnecessarily.
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  5. Comment by Lynn K

    i have always bought mine or family has bought it as a gift….and bought with the money i work for lol
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  6. Comment by FreshToDef

    Illegally =]

    I have about 5000 songs…thats wayy too much money!

    or my friends send me music over MSN..

    Id rather spend my money on clothes, make-up etc. :)
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  7. Comment by xoxo-lstncnfuzed-oxox

    itunes, friends c.ds too. ummm also diff random sites that are legal but have good music.

    the money usually comes from b-days and xmas and stuff, i dont buy stuff often enough to need alot more than that.
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  8. Comment by Kate

    I always buy my music on iTunes which is legal. I use the money that my grandparents send me for my birthday, christmas and such. I don't understand why people download their music illegally, in the end all you're doing is stealing from the artists who make the music and the record company's since you are not paying for what they created and put out.

    That's why the music industry is dying. Everyone is borderline stealing the pieces of music that bands and artists create and that results in them getting payed less and that makes them tour more to actually have enough money to support themselves. The music industry is their job and if everyone keeps downloading album and songs illegally I don't even want to think about what could possibly happen.

    Think about it, sure you're getting the song for free but what happens as a result of that download? Do you really want your favorite band or artist to suffer as a result of their album not selling enough and it going on discount at the store because of it? I don't think you do, so why do you download illegally?
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  9. Comment by Sarah

    I don't download, nor buy it. Someone else downloads music for me and the movies are bought by my mom.
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  10. Comment by The Gulag Orkestar

    I download music from Limewire.
    Because, I can't afford having 2,343 on my iPod.
    If each song is .99 cents. Then that means I would be wasting…
    JUMPING JEHOSPHATS!
    A whopping $ 2319.57!
    That's insane.
    Forget iTunes, illegal and free, or same quality and pricy?
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  11. Comment by Whiclkhemier Jr.

    I buy it from the Itunes store, i get the money from working around the house and i sometimes use my moms credit card =)
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  12. Comment by tehcullinozawr [: TINKI.

    i do a bit of both. honestly, as said, if you have MANY songs, you just can't afford to buy them all unless you're a gazillionare.
    but i don't use limewire. i frikken hate limewire. you have to go and download each song individually… and you never get a full album. i use bittorrent/utorrent. much better.
    but if i like the album, and i have some extra change (that i get from my parents), i'll buy it to show my support to the artist [: but i'll go to a cd store and buy it, cause i like having the actual cd case &blabla [: i know, i'm suchanerd. hah.
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  13. Comment by Alexa ♥

    I buy all my music from the iTunes store. My mom pays for that though. So technically my mom buys all my music for me.
    :D
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  14. Comment by Travis M

    Well here in Canada we got a "tax" on blank media like CDRs DVDRs, etc. that goes to pay for royalties. This means we can download stuff cuz it's already paid for (in a different way from USA).

    But then I also got a problem with payin for stuff from people who have sued their customers (this would be music companies from USA) so I never buy their stuff. So I will only buy stuff from artists that ain't associated with those music companies.
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  15. Comment by Kelsie

    o_O

    i might've a time or two…
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  16. Comment by ♠◦∙Steffie Suicide∙▫♠

    For me depends. If it a single song, from some popular band, or a song that I will use for a video on YouTube I download. But if I plan on buying CD I always 1stly listen online (iTunes) and than buy whole in shop or iTunes. I earn my money by reading to blind end eldery.
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  17. Comment by One Strange Cookie

    well, i buy some music online, use limewire a bit, and buy some CD's at the store. where do i get the money? my parents, ether from doing hores or just because i asked :D
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  18. Comment by MorganCee

    I download them from Limewire but I don't do it illegally as it's not illegal as I don't sell it and Limewire songs aren't illegal unles you sell them.

    Hope I helped!
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  19. Comment by dance_with_me

    i use itunes cards ppl give to me
    or if my friends buy a song i want and it's in their itunes library i put it on my ipod cuz they already have it and why waste more money
    we take turns buying songs to save money
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  20. Comment by kaitlyn

    I use iTunes giftcards. I get giftcards for birthdays and christmasses. Or i download them from C.D.s i borrow from friends
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  21. Comment by Music L

    Go to this Link http://latestmusicreview.com
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