Hypebot: eMusic Sale?, SoundScan Hope, Ticketmaster & echomusic, RIAA & Universities, Internet Royalties, SXSW

Weekly music industry news from Hypebot:

Is mp3 download site eMusic for sale just as some labels grow restless?

A new SoundScan report offers some small hope even as CD sales tumble.

Ticketmaster buys echomusic and gets into the fan business.

The RIAA gets the cold shoulder from universities in Wisconsin and Nebraska.

The Copyright Board agrees to hear objections to its controversial royalty hike that some say could silence many internet radio stations.

A wrap up from music industry mega-conference SXSW.

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