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Music industry tries carrot after years of stick (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Away from the headlines of job losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales and offset the decline in CDs.

Music industry weighs giving away music (AP via Yahoo! News) - After years of fighting the Wild West of freely downloaded music, the mainstream music industry welcomed a former desperado to their annual schmoozefest Monday, highlighting the difficulty of their search for a solution to plunging CD sales.

Drug Industry Reconsiders Sales Tactics (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Faced with a wave of criticism at the federal and local levels, drug industry advocates say it is time to rethink the heavy dose of pens, coffee mugs and other gifts doled out to doctors.

Dechert's European Offices Help Boost Strong Financials, Despite 'Difficult Year' for Industry (Law.com) - Dechert's strongest year ever in its international offices and the right mix of practice areas helped garner a 14.7 percent increase in gross revenue for 2007 -- a year that firm Chairman Barton J. Winokur said was "difficult" overall for a "fiercely competitive" industry dealing with the largest cost increases he has ever seen -- due partly to salary and bonus increases. Dechert's strategy for ...

Green Acres scandal likely to harm industry (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - The multi-million dollar Green Acres ironing franchise debacle is likely to have a domino effect on the franchising industry, says a business consultant who specialises in reputation issues.

WGA strike hurting Canadian film industry (UPI) - The ongoing Hollywood writers' strike is crippling the Canadian film industry by shutting down productions and putting employees out of work.

Music industry tries new biz model (CIOL) - CANNES, France: Away from the headlines of job losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales and offset the decline in CDs.

Regional round table aims to protect NSW defence industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - The New South Wales Government is setting up a regional round table of Government and industry members to protect and develop the state's defence industry.

Area Schools Heed Science Industry's Warning (Washington Post) - Universities in the Washington region are in the forefront of a movement to train more people to enter science and technology professions and meet what industry leaders call an urgent need to expand the workforce to keep the U.S. economy competitive.

Chinese Iron and Steel Industry Reaped Record Profit of US$22 Billion in 2006, Rocketing More than 30 % Year on Year (Centre Daily Times) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80949) has announced the addition of "China's Steel Industry - Porter's Five Forces Strategy Analysis" to their offering.