• Surviving members of the Grateful Dead have given the band's archives -- which includes photos, artwork, press clippings, posters, letters, backstage passes, ticket stubs and other documents -- to a library at UC Santa Cruz. Nice one, banana slugs! (Wall Street Journal)

• Hmm. Three signing priests, known as The Priests, have signed a £1 million contract with Sony BMG. (Press Association)

• The Tennessean's Ryan Underwood recaps the Leadership Music's annual Digital Summit held in Nashville on Tuesday. Though he accurately reported what was spoken at the panels, it has a certain Nashville/major label view of the world. While the rest of the country talks of niches and fractured markets, Nashville still wants to create superstars. (The Tennessean)

• Country star Tim McGraw nabbed not only a Fritos sponsorship for his upcoming tour, he'll also get his own chip, the limited edition Tim McGraw Spicy Jalapeño Fritos. (Billboard.biz)

• Michael Geist on the slowing momentum of "three strikes" laws for ISPs. Just months ago, French president Sarkozy had vowed support for such laws, and numerous European countries had expressed interest. "In recent weeks, however, it would appear that governments are beginning to have sober second thoughts." (Michael Geist's blog)

• GetBack, a music-flavored social networking site, launched today. It's aimed at the 35-and-over crowd. Looks like it's aimed at people who think today's music sucks -- regardless of age. It's like VH1's "Pop-Up Video" married a Rhino box set. (GetBack.com, article at Reuters)