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Originally Posted by chadglni
How about this. Go repost CNN articles word for word on your website. I'll turn you in and when they tell you to take it down you can let it sit to see just how serious they are. It's theft, just because it's there does not give you the right to publish it as you see fit. You can use parts under fair use as with anything but to publish the feed is stealing. Even the bigger blogs that will allow you to post their full stuff as in their terms will not let you do it if you have ads on the page. Keep poking the angry bloggers and eventually you will find one that will sue and you can see just how expensive it is to lose a copyright suit.  |
http://www.cnn.com/services/rss/#terms
CNN has a Terms of Use requirement that specifically states you can not use it for profit, and that they require a license for republishing use.
So, with that in place, I would never use their content except for their intended uses.
My entire point is that the original publisher needs to have a TOS or AUP in place - otherwise it's fair game.
It's common sense anyway! If you provide a feed, and have restrictions on use, why would you NOT let people know what those restrictions are?