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Kazaa settles with record industry (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News) - In a dramatic close to the legal battle between file-sharing software developer Kazaa and the recording industry, Kazaa on Thursday settled the two major cases against it out of court.

Kazaa to pay $100 million to music industry (CNN Money) - Settlement a symbolic victory for industry as file sharing service to go legal.

Kazaa to pay music industry $100 mln (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The music industry has reached a legal settlement with veteran antagonist Kazaa, one of the world's best known file-sharing networks and a longtime source of illicit music and movie downloads.

ROAD MAP SEEKS TO BOOST PROD'N OF MINDANAO'S BANANA INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Trade / foreign investment The road map up to 2010 created by the Banana Industry Council of Southern Mindanao (BICSMIN) will help boost the production and exports of fresh and processed bananas, specifically banana chips.

Road Map Seeks To Boost Prod'n Of Mindanao's Banana Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - The road map up to 2010 created by the Banana Industry Council of Southern Mindanao (BICSMIN) will help boost the production and exports of fresh and processed bananas, specifically banana chips.

Bill targeting horse meat industry goes to House (Dallas Morning News) - WASHINGTON – After years of protecting the Texas-based horse meat industry, the House Agriculture Committee on Thursday sent to the House floor a bill that would shut it down – but with an overwhelming recommendation that Congress reject the idea.

 Kazaa Pays 115 Million to Entertainment Industry (Curlio) - Kazaa has settled the global piracy issue by paying 115 million dollars to the entertainment industry. additional to the payment, Sharman Networks Ltd. The company that developped Kazaa promised they would "use all reasonable means" to discourage and frustrate users that try to search and download copyrighted music and movies.

Blair warns food industry to restrict ads (AP via Yahoo! News) - Britain's prime minister sent a strong warning Wednesday to the food industry to restrict advertising of less healthy products to children — or risk a total ban on promotions that target minors.

Infamous File-Sharing Network Kazaa Settles Record Industry Suit (TechWeb) - Sharman Networks has agreed to pay $115 million to settle its legal troubles with the record industry.

Microsoft to Offer Software for Health Care Industry (New York Times) - The move shifts away from the company’s usual strategy of encouraging others to create industry-specific products using its operating system.