Link-O-Rama …

Remember that “world’s largest record collection” auction on eBay last week? The one that eventually netted a $3 million top bid? Well … – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Warner Music Group’s “head of digital strategy” stepping down – Los Angeles Times / Bit Player (registration may be required)

Implementing a “song tax” on ISPs may be more difficult than it sounds – National Post / Full Comment

Bill in Tennessee’s State Senate would make public colleges in that state responsible for policing their own networks for copyright infringements – The Chronicle Of Higher Education

FCC concerned about ISPs blocking or delaying traffic – The New York Times (registration may be required)

Saving the world might be easier for Bono and The Edge than their current Dublin hotel project – Bloomberg News

Dates, Dates & More Dates …

Former System Of A Downer Serj Tankian has a few new dates for March. Canada gets Serjified on March 15 (Calgary) and 16 (Edmonton). On the U.S. side of the border, Serj’s new stops include March 19 (Salt Lake City) and March 21 (Denver ).

All aboard for the Sugarland Express! New stops include July 16 in Chesaning (Michigan), July 19 in Peru (Michigan) and August 12 in Indianapolis (Indiana).

Comedian / actress Wanda Sykes slots new dates for March, April and May. Cities include Las Vegas, Baltimore, Boston and Anchorage.

And we have about 10 zillion new dates for The Avett Brothers! Well, maybe not 10 zillion, but pretty dog-gone close, with new listings for March, April, May, June and July in places like Santa Cruz (California), Baton Rouge (Louisiana), Ann Arbor (Michigan) and Alexandria (Virginia).

During the past couple of hours we also updated the schedules for The Benjy Davis Project, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Papa Mali, Grand Avenue, David Jacobs-Strain, Daniel Tosh, Big Al & The Heavyweights, Jimmy Buffett, Rock Kandy, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, The Breakfast, Yonder Mountain String Band and Billy Joel.

But that’s only half of the story as we move into Monday: Part II. More dates, more show info, more … everything coming up in Your Latest Update, scheduled for around 3 pm (PST), from Pollstar.com!

This Day In Music History … (from Associated Press)

In 1957, Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded “That’ll Be the Day” at Norman Petty’s studio in Clovis, New Mexico, after weeks of rehearsal.

In 1985, director Peter Bogdanovich sued Universal Studios for $19 million in an unsuccessful effort to get Bruce Springsteen’s songs back into the score of “Mask.” Bogdanovich had cut the picture to fit Springsteen’s music, which Universal did not want to pay for the right to use. The studio had Bob Seger do replacement songs, which Bogdanovich called inappropriate.

In 1986, “We Are the World,” the charity anthem by an all-star rock choir, won four Grammy Awards, including song and record of the year. Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson wrote the song, which was recorded by 45 celebrities. The record raised more than $33 million for African famine relief.

Also on this date in 1993, Toy Caldwell, who formed The Marshall Tucker Band with his brother Tommy in 1971, was found dead in his home in Moore, South Carolina. He was 45.