Is there a difference between types of published content, for instance RSS feeds?
Sunstein: No, RSS is just another example of that in this context. Same law applies to everybody. The environment is different and that may be causing different behavior, but it’s the same rules. People see something and it’s easy to reproduce, so they do it. TNW: So are there legal reuses of RSS feed material? Sunstein: No. Well, the longer answer is, yeah, maybe. It gets to be possible, but a lot of people put content on the Internet and expect it to be protected by copyright. You don’t need notice of copyright. You haven’t since Jan. 1, 1978. If you publish without a notice, it doesn’t mean stuff isn’t protected. If I put my stuff on the Internet without notice, I can still sue if someone redistributes my RSS feed. TNW: But much of this content is meant to be shared. Sunstein: You can always get permission. There is this thought that a lot of people have that if I see this on the Net I can copy this and redistribute [it]. You can’t. Of course, you can with permission or if you publi
