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Adding feeds to my website

do I need an authorization

kazer

10:05 pm on May 24, 2010 (gmt 0)

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Hi,

I want to publish rss feeds of different news providers in my website.
I want to know if I have the right to do that or do I need an agreement first with the websites poviding those RSS feeds.

Thank you

bill

2:30 am on May 25, 2010 (gmt 0)

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Welcome to WebmasterWorld kazer.

You would need to consult the terms of each feed provider to get specifics. I have seen sites that provide full feeds, and yet they were quite strict in terms of syndication of those feeds. Some will say that their feeds are only to be used for personal use.

However, in general I think most feeds are OK to use as long as you maintain the link back to their original article and you don't strip out any information indicating the source of the feed. It's when you try to pass the feed off as your own content that most issues arise.

To be safe I would check the terms of each feed to make sure that there are no restrictions in place.