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If there is attribution, how is this any different to what Instapaper and Pocket and any RSS/content aggregator do? Why does printing it out suddenly become copyright infringement?

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Anybody? I don't see the difference either. Is it the act of charging $2 for the printing and shipping?

And man, is this guy ever full of himself.

I don't think it's the fact of charging money that makes the difference. The creator of Instapaper did also charge money for the app itself (I don't know current owners, but they still probably do). To be fair I also don't see the difference (I mean regarding legality) between this new service and Instapaper.

I'm not sure Instapaper is entirely in the clear either, but I think the printing and shipping actually do make a difference. With digital copies, you have the benefit of the DMCA (that is, copyright holders have to issue you a takedown notice for user-generated content before you can be held liable, assuming you comply with all of the other DMCA requirements). However, there is no DMCA for print.

I'm also curious how this differs with flipboard.com and other RSS aggregators.

What if he was to only charge for 'pager, shipping & handling' while the service itself becomes free?

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