US House passes bill to tear down judiciary’s paywall

I feel like this article/comment/message board combination would go well in the James Burke "Connections" series, although it's probably not subtle enough.

Also the documentary on Aaron Swartz is really worth a look if one hasn't seen it, fittingly released with a Creative Commons license:

https://archive.org/details/TheInternetsOwnBoyTheStoryOfAaro...