use of Rss feeds

Question

Hi every 1

I was wondering if there's any legal issues with using somebody elses rss feed in your app. Like a bbc rss feed?

Answer 1

After a simple Google search I came up with this:

Using a third party RSS feed on your site

Most providers of RSS feeds are happy to have their feeds displayed on third party websites. However, if you plan to display adverts next to a third party's RSS feed, or otherwise profit from the feed, we recommend that, ideally, you seek permission from the provider.

At the very least you should check the sites whose feeds you want to use for conditions of use for their RSS feeds or, if there are no such conditions, the site's copyright notice. Even in the absence of any prohibition in these notices, you're safest course of action is to approach each site for permission. That's not to say you'll definitely get sued for following your plan without permission from each party; it's just that you run a risk.

If conditions forbid commercial use of a feed, request permission before using the feed on anything other than a personal website. Commercial use does not only mean that you are selling access to the feed or surrounding the feed with advertising; any use on the website of a business can also be a commercial use.

Source: http://www.out-law.com/page-7843