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Porn industry hard up for solutions to piracy problem (Ars Technica) - The porn industry has quietly coexisted with P2P services for many years, but some have decided that enough is enough. A group of industry members held a roundtable discussion on how to address piracy last week, with ideas ranging from posting screenshots of pirated content to adapting their business models to be more aggressive in the digital marketplace. Read More... ...

Obituary: John H. Kirkwood / Steel industry leader with Irish roots (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - John H. Kirkwood, a steel industry executive and entrepreneur who devoted his later years to fostering peace and economic development in Northern Ireland, died Friday of brain cancer. ...

Green light for finance industry crackdown (Newstalk via Yahoo!Xtra News) - The Government has decided to adopt measures put forward by the Securities Commission, which are aimed at improving the finance industry.

Industry concern on climate change 'encouraging' (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - The Australian Industry Group (AiG) says a new report confirms that companies are deeply concerned about greenhouse gas emissions.

Film industry seeks finance (Vietnam Net) - VietNamNet Bridge - A lack of money plagues the Vietnamese film industry, and directors have to rely on collaboration and sponsorship almost exclusively from abroad.

Duferco looks beyond US for industry’s growth (Financial Times) - The steel industry is likely to continue its long run of steady growth – at least until next year – in spite of the financial turbulence of recent weeks, according to Bruno Bolfo, chairman and owner of Duferco, the world’s biggest steel trading company.

Zimbabwe dairy industry near collapse (UPI) - Zimbabwe's dairy industry is nearing collapse as severe fuel shortages keep farmers from transporting milk to processing plants, it was reported.

Music industry betting on 'ringle' format (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - As the recording industry wakes up from its summer slumber and starts thinking about what will motivate the consumer for the holiday selling season, the major labels are getting ready to launch the "ringle," which combines the mostly defunct single format with ringtones.

Cartika Hosting Unveils Industry’s First Virtual Dedicated Cluster Service (W3Reports) - Cartika Hosting, a business Web hosting provider, announced today it has introduced the Web hosting industry’s first true Virtual Dedicated Cluster service, designed for businesses with diverse but robust hosting requirements.

You talk a lot but do little on the ground, Finnish industry reminds India (Indian Express Finance via Yahoo! India News) - In a nation where the mechanical engineering industry is the largest employer, nothing excites more than the prospect of getting wired to Asia and her great markets . To captains of the Finnish industry, India embodies all that China isn t - a land where people speak and do business in English, where democracy is in the DNA, where a strong legal redressal system can assure fair play. Yet there s ...