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Record industry says court cases against internet piracy work (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Last year saw big advances and key legal victories in the record industry's fight against massive illegal Internet peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing, the head of the world recording industry association, the IFPI, said.

Changes leave mark on dental industry (BizJournals) - A Buffalo-based practice of dentists has expanded eastward and a Georgia dental products manufacturer has merged with a local company in recent developments in the Western New York dental industry.

Gulf petroleum industry far from recovering, Feds say (Lincoln Journal Star) - NEW ORLEANS — The Gulf of Mexico’s offshore petroleum industry is far from recovering from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and at least one-sixth of the region’s normal daily oil production will still be off line at the start of next storm season, a federal agency says.

Internet pirates on the run, music industry claims (Sydney Morning Herald) - Last year saw big advances and key legal victories in the record industry's fight against massive illegal internet peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing, the head of the world recording industry association, the IFPI, said Sunday. -

Industry fears backlash amid Japan's US beef ban (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - The Australian beef industry is concerned that Japan's suspension of United States trade could cause a wider backlash.

Industry Notes (The Oregonian) - To contribute - Items for the Monday Industry Notes feature should be submitted to The Oregonian Business News Department via e-mail at money@news.oregonian.com or by fax at 503-294-4079.

INDONESIAN INDUSTRY MINISTER YET TO SET HIGHER PRICE FOR POWER (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Utilities The Industry Ministry has yet to set a reasonable power price in view of options offered by industries.

Indonesian Industry Minister Yet to Set Higher Price for Power (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - JAKARTA, Jan 23 Asia Pulse - The Industry Ministry has yet to set a reasonable power price in view of options offered by industries.

Starbucks, Citing Music Industry `Chaos,' Eyes MP3 Downloads (Bloomberg.com) - Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Starbucks Corp., seeking to expand its entertainment business at a time of music industry ``chaos,'' plans to move beyond compact disc sales and CD burning to allow customers to transfer songs onto MP3 portable music players.

Report warns of NT construction industry uncertainty (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Access Economics is warning the Northern Territory's commercial construction industry may be about to run out of puff.