Chronicle of Higher Education's story on the copyright debate at the California Institute of Technology, with ongoing online reader discussion.
"Who Should Own Scientific Papers?" - position paper of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Working Group on "Transition from Paper," urging retention of copyright by authors, as published in Science magazine.
Yale librarian's proposal encouraging faculty to retain copyrights.
"Free Internet Access to Traditional Journals" - contains a concise history of journal publishing, helpful to understanding the issues behind the copyright debate; from American Scientist.
"The Impact of Publisher Mergers on Journal Prices: A Preliminary Report" - more on how journals are made and priced, from the site of the Association of Research Libraries.