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Record industry sues XM Satellite over handheld device (USA Today) - The recording industry sued XM Satellite Radio on Tuesday over its new iPod-like device that can store up to 50 hours of music. The federal lawsuit accuses XM Satellite of "massive wholesale infringement" because its "Inno" device can record hours of music and automatically parse recordings by song and artist.

Software industry targets pirated software sold on eBay (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - The Software & Information Industry Association on Tuesday announced it filed three lawsuits over alleged pirated software bought through the online auction site eBay Inc.

Wooden pallet industry highlights immigration issues (Miami Herald) - You could call it a forgotten industry -- except few people ever knew about this sawdust-covered corner of the economy. At least not until late last month, when federal agents arrested nearly 1,200 employees nationwide of a company that makes wooden cargo pallets, in the single largest immigration bust ever.

Record industry sues XM Satellite over handheld device (The Arizona Republic) - WASHINGTON - The recording industry sued XM Satellite Radio on Tuesday over its new iPod-like device that can store up to 50 hours of music for a monthly fee, sending to the courts a roiling dispute over how consumers can legally record songs using next-generation radio services.

New reactors can be ready by 2017, says industry (Guardian Unlimited) - The nuclear industry promised last night to have new reactors up and running in Britain by 2017 - as long as the planning process is streamlined and a final decision is made on long-term waste storage.

New figures reveal scale of industry's impact on climate (Guardian Unlimited) - Five companies in Britain produce more carbon dioxide pollution together than all the motorists on UK roads combined, according to new figures which reveal heavy industry's contribution to climate change.

A study will develop a plan for state farm industry (Wisconsin State Journal) - For Wisconsin's rural areas and agriculture industry to prosper, country and city residents are going to have to learn to get along. At least, that's what Wilda Nilsestuen would like everyone to realize.

Mining survey says British Columbia mining industry earned $1.84B in 2005 (Canadian Business) - VANCOUVER (CP) - Strong prices for metallurgical coal and copper helped the mining industry in British Columbia to more than double its earnings in 2005 compared with a year earlier, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Palm oil industry urged to go global (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: The palm oil industry's agenda from this year onwards should focus on going global, said Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia executive director Datuk Ghazali Yusoff.

Healthy chip industry boosts Applied Materials (Financial Times) - Applied Materials , the biggest maker of equipment for chipmakers, reported revenues up by more than one-fifth and profits up more than one-third due to strong demand from an industry in its best health in years.