One thing is clear --- RSS definitely took scraping to another level.
HOWEVER, there's an alternative... RSS + EDITORIAL DAILY BATCH OUTSOURCING + some simple scripts = TONS of fresh traffic, NO copyright issues, and TONS of Readable and "real" pages
Posts with custom pics? No problem
Diversified sources? No problem
One way links? No problem
Done at really cheap rates? No problem
Checked against Google duplicate database? No problem