Comments on: The Legality of Republishing RSS Feeds http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/ PHP Programming, Web Development, PHP Advocacy and PHP Best Practices. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:08:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rick James http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-84826 Rick James Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:03:47 +0000 http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-84826 I disagree. I disagree.

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]]> By: Matt http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-83831 Matt Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:02:13 +0000 http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-83831 Well, it basicaly comes down to what the point of an RSS Feed is. The point of an RSS Feed is to allow others on the internet access to content from your site that you are happy to be re-used in some undefined manner. Individuals will use Feed Readers (which may be website or local application-based) to subscribe to feeds that interest them from around the 'net, and to read that content away from the original website. As was mentioned above - by placing content from your site into an RSS Feed, you are giving an implicit syndication license to it. Most sites only give the "header" of an article in the RSS Feed, along with a link to the complete article, to ensure that people come and visit their actual site. If you don't want the content "syndicated", don't put the content in the RSS (syndication) feed, plain and simple. However, I do agree on the moral aspect that if you *do* syndicate content from another person's website, you should not be making any major changes past reformatting it to fit your own site. At the end of the day, if you don't want to make it appear as public domain material, don't let it into your RSS feed. If you're using automated blog software or - even worse - a community blogging site such as Blogger, then it might be syndicating your whole blog without you even knowing ;) The ideal RSS feed will tell people what your content is without "giving it away", forcing them to come visit you to read it. Well, it basicaly comes down to what the point of an RSS Feed is. The point of an RSS Feed is to allow others on the internet access to content from your site that you are happy to be re-used in some undefined manner. Individuals will use Feed Readers (which may be website or local application-based) to subscribe to feeds that interest them from around the ‘net, and to read that content away from the original website.

As was mentioned above – by placing content from your site into an RSS Feed, you are giving an implicit syndication license to it. Most sites only give the “header” of an article in the RSS Feed, along with a link to the complete article, to ensure that people come and visit their actual site. If you don’t want the content “syndicated”, don’t put the content in the RSS (syndication) feed, plain and simple.

However, I do agree on the moral aspect that if you *do* syndicate content from another person’s website, you should not be making any major changes past reformatting it to fit your own site.

At the end of the day, if you don’t want to make it appear as public domain material, don’t let it into your RSS feed. If you’re using automated blog software or – even worse – a community blogging site such as Blogger, then it might be syndicating your whole blog without you even knowing ;) The ideal RSS feed will tell people what your content is without “giving it away”, forcing them to come visit you to read it.

]]> By: How to Generate Compelling Content (IV - Republishing) » Continuous Learning http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-73050 How to Generate Compelling Content (IV - Republishing) » Continuous Learning Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:09:28 +0000 http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-73050 [...] It is not illegal to republish, but content authors might not like it [...] [...] It is not illegal to republish, but content authors might not like it [...]

]]> By: Mandi http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-26101 Mandi Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:36:36 +0000 http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-26101 So, just so I'm clear on the subject.. I have a blog.. and by having it.. I'm giving unstated right for someone to see it and publish it elsewhere.. UNLESS I specifically post that I do not want it re-published elsewhere? Is that what I'm reading here? So, just so I’m clear on the subject.. I have a blog.. and by having it.. I’m giving unstated right for someone to see it and publish it elsewhere.. UNLESS I specifically post that I do not want it re-published elsewhere? Is that what I’m reading here?

]]> By: stefan http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-24746 stefan Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:30:52 +0000 http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-24746 Richard: Being syndicated across many sites would not be a problem, if there were a possibility to add a license to each post. As long as the site B) which syndicates the posts even further would also syndicate the associated license, then there would be no problem. In the case of Tobias, he would select a non-commercial, non-derivative license, and phpfreakz would be able to, based on the license, determine which posts they could alter to include advertising, and which posts they would have to show unaltered. Richard: Being syndicated across many sites would not be a problem, if there were a possibility to add a license to each post. As long as the site B) which syndicates the posts even further would also syndicate the associated license, then there would be no problem. In the case of Tobias, he would select a non-commercial, non-derivative license, and phpfreakz would be able to, based on the license, determine which posts they could alter to include advertising, and which posts they would have to show unaltered.

]]> By: Richard@Home http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-24686 Richard@Home Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:18:19 +0000 http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-24686 Having pondered about this for a while, perhaps the solution is not to sindicate complete articles, but just a 'taster' with a link back to the original article... Having pondered about this for a while, perhaps the solution is not to sindicate complete articles, but just a ‘taster’ with a link back to the original article…

]]> By: Hans http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-24678 Hans Fri, 21 Jul 2006 15:00:56 +0000 http://www.procata.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/the-legality-of-republishing-rss-feeds/#comment-24678 Maybe a stupid idea but what would happen if Toby would create links for every entry where the freaks would link to the provider? If they would still replace it they will have a legal problem I suppose. Hans Maybe a stupid idea but what would happen if Toby would create links for every entry where the freaks would link to the provider? If they would still replace it they will have a legal problem I suppose.

Hans

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