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Referencing compared to information purchase
RSS provides references to full-text information that is summarized in each RSS item. To view the full text, users go the web site of the original information provider

Information aggregators sell the information itself, not a reference to it. This difference has important consequences.
Situation Purchased (Aggregators) Referenced (Xenos/RSS)
Distribution Limited by copyright agreement. Unlimited. The reference to the information is not copyrighted.
How does the original information provider get paid? Aggregators pay a fee to the provider. References drive traffic to the provider's web site, where revenue is obtained from advertising.
Information updates Updated information is typically added as an additional item in a database. The reference is to the actual, most current article, so updating takes place instantly. Reference are always current.
Service Aggregators Xenos