Like an ipod...
by Duncan O'Leary
The UK's first official download chart is launched today.
The move is being trumpeted as the industry reflecting the changes in the way in which we listen to music, but the decision to give downloads their own chart – rather than to include them in the existing one – is an interesting one. The download culture developed largely in spite of the industry rather than because of it, and this seems to be reflected in the reluctance to welcome downloading fully into the mainstream...