[pp.au.general] Survey

[Roderick]

Hi all,

I thought I'd share this email with the list to get the ball rolling  
re: the survey idea being developed. As usual, any and all feedback is  
great.

I don't see why we can't develop two sorts of surveys, one designed to  
target current and future members, and one gauging general public  
sentiment towards any particular issue.

Thanks,

Rod

Forwarded text follows:


> I cannot come to tonights discussion, but should be able to attend  
> the discussion on Thursday.
>
> I am particularly interested in the survey idea and would like to  
> offer a few thoughts.  Should the survey be aimed at (preliminary)  
> party members, or the general public?
>
> A survey aimed at party members could help to make sure that people  
> are involved with our policy generation even if they are unable/ 
> unwilling to use the IRC.
>
> A survey aimed at those outside the party could be a good way of  
> advertising ourselves.
>
> If this survey is aimed at the general public, I think the survey  
> should ask a few basic questions such as
>
> have you ever downloaded copyrighted material? (productions such as  
> 'steal this film' count)
>  yes
>  no
>  decline to answer
>
> Should copyright length include the life of artist? (it currently  
> does)
>  yes
>  no
>
> What would be the best length of copyright if it was not to include  
> the life of the artist? (current length in Australia is  
> approximately 50-70 years including life of artist) 130 to 150 years
>  <5 years
>  5-20 years
>  20-60 years
>  60-131.6 years
>  131.6-151.6 years (current length assuming average Australian  
> lifespan of 81.6 years) (estimate from wolframAlpha)
>  >151.6 years
>
> As well as a few more thought provoking questions, such as those  
> related to artists such as 'Danger Mouse' selling Blank CDs (most  
> probably to encourage piracy of their own works), or that other  
> artist (can't think of the name now) who received a take-down notice  
> for uploading their own music onto youtube.
>
> In other words, I think it may be a good idea to use a survey to  
> educate lay-people who may not use the internet often to the kind of  
> piracy related stories that are constantly cropping up on sites such  
> as slashdot and torrentfreak.
>
> You are welcome to share this message with other party members. If  
> you do, please remove my email address first.