Autoblogs

webnubie · #1 (**permalink**) 08-10-10, 03:42

I mean not a blog about automobiles, cars and other vehicles.

It is about a blog whose plugin automatically pulls content from RSS feeds on a regular basis. It maybe legal, but do you think it is ethical?

Bladerunner · #2 (**permalink**) 08-15-10, 21:37

This is an interesting issue. I am not sure where the informtion is pulled from, is it from news sites or other people's blogs? I can't see how this is entirely legal but will admit I'm not clued in on the copyright laws for Internet postings.

DavidJ · #3 (**permalink**) 08-16-10, 02:27

I think it is alright as long as the author or the website where the write-up originated is properly acknowledge. RSS feeds could have been disused for a long time if this is not legal.

Bladerunner · #4 (**permalink**) 08-17-10, 04:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidJ

I think it is alright as long as the author or the website where the write-up originated is properly acknowledge. RSS feeds could have been disused for a long time if this is not legal.

Agreed. I wasn't sure of the actual meaning of the OP. Just after I posted I remembered a friend told me recently about how part of her travel blog writing was reproduced on a tour company's site. No permission sought, no credit given.