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UK To Get Music Download Chart

Posted by timothy on from the bbc-one-bbc-two-bbc-three dept.

theOtherFool writes "The Observer reported today that BBC Radio One is to broadcast a chart of legally downloaded music. This is a big deal because the station is the broadcaster of pop music for our sceptered isle; it legitimises downloading and seems to show that the industry (or at least the BPI, our equivalent of the RIAA) is starting to accept it, rather than ignoring it and hoping it might go away."

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  1. Industry already accepts it... by Dozix007 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Radio stations in the U.S. have long used statistics from ("illegal") P2P downloading services to influence what they play. Some have admitted it publicly. I think the industry is far more in bed with the "illegal" downloading services then they, or the RIAA would like to admit.

  2. They can start right here.. by garcia · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They can start their list of legally downloadable music right here. I suggest you support the freedom of music!

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  3. Re:The big question is.... by KombuchaGuy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    BBC Radio 1 is shocking in terms of commercial interests. They give heavy control of their rap and hip-hop output to the DJ Tim Westwood who has a contract with Def Jam records and shows very clear bias towards their artists see here for a random recent one worth noting Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam are one and the same.

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