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> The Terms of Use on our RSS feeds makes it clear that the RSS feeds are available for non-commercial use only. By charging for an app ($3.99) that gives users
by naner 16y ago
> The Terms of Use on our RSS feeds makes it clear that the RSS feeds are available for non-commercial use only. By charging for an app ($3.99) that gives users access to our RSS feeds, they are violating that provision of the Terms of Use.
How amazingly stupid and unenforceable.
- bad_user 16y agoDon't you have to buy an iPhone first to view their RSS feeds through Pulse? Doesn't that also violate their Terms of Use?
- tlrobinson 16y agoPresumably the problem they have is with the RSS feed being preloaded in the app and used to market it, not the fact that commercial products can consume the feed.
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- commieneko 16y agoLet me translate that from lawyer speak: "The Terms of Use of our RSS feeds makes it clear that NYTimes management and legal department has no idea what-so-ever what an RSS feed is, what it is used for, or why anyone would want to use it. We were happy in our ignorance until we watched the keynote and saw the dollar signs associated with the product that was viewing _our precious._ So naturally we freaked and made a complete fool of ourselves. But hey, its okay, we get paid either way..."