1.   The local billboard industry has suffered a series of legal defeats over the past several years.

2.   And now, with changes in the billboard industry, these invisible artisans may disappear altogether.

3.   Billboards bring blight to the highways, but the billboard industry brings cash to members of Congress.

4.   But critics say the agreement is just one more example of how the city fails to crack down on the billboard industry.

5.   Councilman Hal Bernson said the problem the city has faced in the past is the political power the billboard industry has with state government.

6.   Fowler has infuriated some lawmakers who typically side with the billboard industry.

7.   It is a David-vs.-Goliath battle, the city of Roswell, Ga. taking on the multibillion-dollar billboard industry.

8.   Officials representing the billboard industry said they wanted to study the matter before commenting.

9.   Possible sources of opposition, he said, could come from large advertisers and the billboard industry itself.

10.   Sources in the billboard industry say companies often retain the right to cancel agreements because of public reaction.