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Music industry wins song-download case (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The recording industry has won a major fight in its effort to stop illegal music downloading with a U.S. jury decision to impose $222,000 damages against a Minnesota woman who used a Web service to share music.

Record Industry Win May Spark Slowdown In Illegal Downloads (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - The record industry's first courtroom victory over digital piracy could end up being its last.

Music industry wins key victory in illegal US download trial (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The music industry has won a key legal victory in a US civil trial on illegal downloading, a case likely to send a strong message on piracy through cyberspace.

Music Industry Wins Illegal Downloading Case (Washington Post) - DULUTH, Minn., Oct. 4 -- The recording industry won a key fight Thursday against illegal music downloading when a federal jury found that a Minnesota woman shared copyrighted music online and levied $222,000 in damages against her.

State terminates contracts with companies in trash industry probe (Boston Globe) - State officials say they're terminating 26 trash-hauling contracts with four companies run by people who've been named in a federal probe of their industry.

Healthcare sector should be granted industry status for sustained growth: Vishal Bali (PharmaBiz) - Healthcare sector is the largest employer in the country today and government should grant industry status to this sector as improvement of healthcare is fundamental to the growth of the economy, according to Vishal Bali, Conference Chairman, National Service Sector Conclave and CEO, Wockhardt Hospitals Group.

Jury gives recording industry a victory (USA Today) - The recording industry won its highest-profile fight so far in its campaign against illegal downloading when a federal jury ordered a Minnesota woman to pay $222,000 for sharing copyrighted music online.

Retailers, Credit Card Industry Clash Over Data Security Standards (WCSH 6 Portland) - BOSTON (AP) -- Retailers and the credit card industry are at odds as they try to restore consumer confidence after recent massive thefts of credit card information.

Consumer Confidence at Stake in Retail, Credit Card Industry Clash (TechNewsWorld.com) - Retailers and the credit card industry are at odds as they try to restore consumer confidence after recent massive thefts of credit card information. The National Retail Federation on Thursday urged a card industry organization to stop requiring retailers to keep customers' card numbers for up to 18 months. The stored data helps track product returns and disputed or suspicious transactions.

Music industry wins song-download case (Global TV Winnipeg) - NEW YORK -- A jury has handed a victory to the music recording industry, which had claimed a Minnesota woman infringed song copyrights by using online media to illegally download and distribute music, according to court documents.