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Industry crackdown on Kiwi pirates (TVNZ) - DVD piracy in New Zealand is to be targeted by the movie industry over the coming months as part of an international enforcement operation. The Motion Picture Association estimates that worldwide, more than $6 billion is lost in revenue by the industry every year to DVD piracy.

Hospitality industry opposes 'hamburger tax' (Benton Courier) - Phillip Brown, the spokesman for members of Benton's hospitality industry, said his group intends to again oppose the city's efforts to enact a so-called "hamburger tax" by campaigning to have the issue placed on the ballot.

Stir threat in oil industry (The Hindu) - NEW DELHI: Public sector oil industry executives have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from May 31 unless their demand for higher wages is met. The Oil Sector Officers Association (OSOA), representing 12 companies, on Friday said that ...

The industry isn't going south, it's just moved there (Detroit News) - WASHINGTON--The domestic automobile industry seems to have gone to hell in a handbasket. The appearance is framed by bankruptcies in the automotive parts manufacturing business and by the enormous financial difficulties facing General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co.

Auto industry goes on offense in fuel debate (Detroit News) - WASHINGTON -- Under increasing pressure to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil, the auto industry is kicking off a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign Monday to convince Congress and the public it's doing its part -- and to lobby for better consumer access to alternative fuels.

SA textile industry needs soccer lifeline (Independent Online) - Questions have been raised about whether there will be any benefit for South Africa's battered textile industry from the highly lucrative World Cup 2010 soccer merchandise splurge - as fears abound that the lucrative contracts might go to China.

Office furniture industry performance and projections (WOOD TV 8) - U.S. office furniture industry performance since its record-setting year in 2000, when it reported $13.3 billion worth of orders taken, up 8.5 percent from...

Summary Box: Office furniture industry rebounding (WOOD TV 8) - DESK SET: The office furniture industry is going strong again after experiencing an unprecedented sales drought that started in early 2001 and lasted nearly four...

Industry will fight quota: Sunil Mittal (IBN live) - The Indian industry decides to fight on every front against government’s policy of reservation in private sector.

Industry will fight quota: Sunil Mittal (IBN live) - New Delhi : The Indian industry is against the proposal to reserve jobs for backward classes in the private sector, Bharti Group chief and CII Vice-President Sunil Mittal has said.