Content from Another Blogspot: RSS, Quotes, or Republishing?

If you want to obtain content from another Blogspot blog, first determine what you are actually trying to do: read updates, direct readers to the source, quote a passage for commentary, republish with permission, or import a backup that you are authorized to manage. These are different activities.

By the end of this article, you will have a situation-based decision table, know how to check RSS/Atom feeds, record usage rights, and review content before publishing it. SaibABC Blog is only a proposed illustrative project; this article does not claim that the blog has obtained or republished content from any website.

If you need to review the difference between the Blogger platform and the Blogspot address, see Blogger vs. Blogspot: Which One Fits Your Website? before you begin practicing.

Six ways to use content: what is the difference?

Approach	What are you actually doing?	Does this create a copy on your blog?	What to check
Read an RSS/Atom feed	Use a feed reader app or service to monitor new posts.	Not necessarily.	Whether the feed works and has been made public by the blog owner.
Display source updates	Place titles, summaries, or feed updates in an area of your blog.	Possibly, usually as an excerpt.	The terms of use, the scope of the feed, and the value you add.
Link to the source	Write your own content and link to the original article.	Do not copy the original article.	The URL is correct, the source is clearly identified, and the destination page remains relevant.
Quote	Use only the necessary portion for commentary, analysis, comparison, or illustration.	Yes, but only within the scope of the quotation.	The purpose, length, context, source, and applicable law.
Republish with permission	Publish part or all of the content on your blog under appropriate permission or a suitable license.	Yes.	Who has the authority to grant permission, the scope, duration, and editing rights.
Import a backup	Transfer data from a blog you manage or data that the owner has authorized you to transfer.	Yes.	The correct source blog, the correct file, and the relevant management rights.

The principle to remember: publicly available content does not automatically come with copying rights; an RSS feed is not a license to republish an entire article; crediting the author does not by itself make copying lawful.

What RSS and Atom let you read—and what they do not let you do

RSS and Atom are feed formats that help applications and services receive notifications about new posts. Blogger can provide feeds for an entire blog, by label, or for comments; blog owners can choose to share the full content, content up to the Jump Break, a short excerpt, or no feed at all. If you have administrative access, you can review these options under Settings > Site feed on the source blog; for another blog, use the feed that its owner has made publicly available (according to support.google.com).

A feed answers the question “Has the source published data for software or a service to read or monitor?”, but it does not by itself answer “Do I have the right to republish this content?”. Usage rights must come from the rights holder, a license, clear terms, or a legal exception applicable where you use the content.

When should you use RSS?

Monitor new posts while researching a topic.
Create a reference-source list for the editorial team.
Display brief updates only after checking the terms of use.
Detect new posts so you can read them and write original content.

When should you not automatically pull a feed?

You plan to create posts in bulk by copying a feed to your blog.
You only replace words with synonyms or run a machine translation before reposting.
You display an entire article or a long excerpt without analysis, verification or added value of your own.
You do not yet know who owns the article, images, charts or attachments.

Copying content from another source, republishing a feed without adding unique value and creating many low-value pages may fall within the types of behavior addressed by Google's spam policies. This is a quality and search-policy issue, separate from the copyright question; permission to use the content does not necessarily mean it will provide value to readers (according to Google Search Central).

Choose an approach based on your purpose

Situation	Preferred approach	Check before proceeding
You only want to know whether the other blog has published a new post	Read its RSS/Atom feed or record the source in a research log.	The feed opens successfully; record the date you checked it and the source name.
You want to recommend a useful article	Write a summary in your own words and link to the original.	Read the original article, check the URL and clearly identify the external source.
You want to analyze a viewpoint	Quote only the necessary portion, then comment on it or compare it with other information.	Preserve the context, cite the source and do not let the quotation make up most of the article.
You want to republish the entire article	Do so only when you have clear permission or an appropriate license.	Keep the email, terms, license or agreement, along with the scope of permission.
You want to move your own posts	Use a backup and import the content.	You manage both the source and destination blogs; import the content as drafts for review.
You want to build an automated blog from multiple feeds	Do not choose this approach unless you can provide clear editorial value.	Assess whether readers will receive your own analysis, data or tools, or merely a copy.

A process for checking feeds and usage rights

1. Clearly define the purpose and output

Do this in a notes document before opening the feed:

Mục đích: [đọc nguồn / dẫn liên kết / trích dẫn / đăng lại / nhập bản sao lưu]
Nguồn: [tên blog và URL]
Nội dung dự định dùng: [tiêu đề / đoạn tóm tắt / trích đoạn / toàn bài]
Nơi sử dụng: [bài viết / trang / tiện ích / bản nháp]
Đầu ra riêng của tôi: [phân tích / ví dụ / bảng so sánh / hướng dẫn kiểm tra]

If you cannot complete the line “My unique output,” stop at the research stage and do not publish the content yet.

2. Check the source and feed

Open the source blog in a regular web browser.
Confirm the blog's name and, where information is available, the author or organization behind the source.
Look for an RSS/Atom link or use the feed URL provided by the blog owner.
Check that the feed points to the correct blog and post and shows the correct update date.
Record whether the feed displays titles, excerpts or the full content.

An accessible feed only proves that data is being distributed through the feed. It does not prove that you have the right to copy the entire article, images, charts or comments.

3. Find the terms of use

The terms-of-use page or copyright policy.
A Creative Commons license, if the source has published one.
A separate note beneath the article, image or document.
An email or message granting permission to use the material.
The rights associated with each component: articles, images, videos, charts and quotations from third-party sources.

Record the URL, date checked, permitted content, permitted publication location and any accompanying conditions. A screenshot without a date is usually not enough to establish whether the terms have changed.

4. Choose the minimum necessary level of use

If you only need to introduce a source, a title, a brief summary written in your own words and a link are usually more appropriate than copying the entire article. If you need to analyze it, use only the portion necessary for readers to understand your assessment, and devote the main part to your own analysis, examples and conclusion.

There is no fixed word count that every country permits for quotations. For example, the U.S. fair use doctrine considers the purpose, nature and amount of the use, as well as its effect on the market; it is not a rule that automatically applies in every country or situation (according to copyright.gov).

How do linking, quoting and authorized republication differ?

Linking

You write your own content and direct readers to the original article. This is usually appropriate when your goal is simply to introduce a source. Use anchor text that accurately describes the destination, check the URL and avoid linking to a page that has changed topic or is no longer relevant.

Quoting

You use a necessary portion to clarify the issue you are analyzing. The excerpt must remain in context, be clearly distinguished from your own words and include source information. The rest of the piece should provide original value through explanation, comparison, verification, examples or guidance on applying the information.

Permitted republication

You may publish part or all of the content on your blog under a specific license or with specific permission. Record the following:

The author’s or rights holder’s name.
The article title and original link.
Scope: the entire article or only part of it.
Permitted publication channels: a blog, social media, internal documents or advertising.
Whether editing, translating, shortening or commercial use is permitted.
Whether the license or copyright notice must be retained.

Attribution promotes transparency, but it does not always replace permission. If you are unsure, request permission in writing or use a link instead.

Import backups only when you are authorized to manage the data

Importing data is a technical process distinct from taking an article from a public blog. Blogger supports backing up content and importing posts, Pages and comments from a suitable backup file; the official documentation also mentions importing from feed.atom in a Google Takeout backup or a Blogger backup XML file. A successful import only shows that the platform accepted the file; it does not prove that every URL, image, label, comment and usage right is correct (according to support.google.com).

Use the import process only when you are an administrator or owner of both the source and destination blogs, are transferring your own data, have the owner’s permission, or are restoring a backup under your control. Do not treat a public post from another Blogspot blog as “my backup.”

SaibABC.Com is a WordPress website publishing a series, while SaibABC Blog is only an illustrative Blogger project. Do not use an export from SaibABC.Com for practice, and do not treat the illustrative blog as an existing blog or as having real data.

Checklist before and after importing

Record the source blog, destination blog and person authorized to manage them.
Create separate backups of the content and theme if the data belongs to you.
Keep the original file in a secure location, not only on the computer you are using.
Select draft status if the content needs to be reviewed before publication.
Check posts, Pages, comments, images, labels and links after importing.
Open a post in a logged-out window to check it from the reader’s perspective.
Publish only after fixing faulty content, images whose use is unauthorized, or links that still point to the old blog.

To review the process for transferring data under your control, use Move Content Between Blogger Blogs: Back Up, Import, and Verify when that article has been published by the plugin in the series.

Source management template

Field	Information to record
Date checked	[ngày/tháng/năm]
Source	[tên blog, tác giả hoặc tổ chức]
Original URL	[địa chỉ bài viết]
Purpose	[tham khảo / dẫn link / trích dẫn / đăng lại / nhập bản sao lưu]
Intended material to use	[tiêu đề / đoạn tóm tắt / trích đoạn / toàn bài / ảnh]
Usage rights checked	[giấy phép / email cho phép / điều khoản / chưa xác định]
Conditions	[ghi nguồn / không thương mại / không sửa / cho phép dịch / thời hạn]
Added value	[phân tích, ví dụ, dữ liệu, kiểm chứng hoặc hướng dẫn]
Decision	[dùng / chỉ dẫn link / xin phép thêm / không dùng]

Illustrative example: You find an article about choosing a blog name on another Blogspot blog. If you only want to learn how to develop the topic, record the source in your research table and create your own outline. If you want to introduce it to readers, write a brief comment and link to the original article. If you want to copy the entire article to SaibABC Blog, the fact that “the article is publicly available” is not enough; you need clear permission.

Common mistakes and how to fix them

“I credited the source, so I’m allowed to republish it.” Attribution does not automatically create a right to copy. Switch to linking to the source or request permission.
“RSS is free content.” A feed may be free to subscribe to and read, but its terms of use still need to be checked.
“Changing the wording makes it a new article.” Replacing words, using machine translation or asking AI to rewrite the text does not automatically create original value and may still rely too closely on the original work.
“If I can import the XML, I’m allowed to use it.” A technically valid file does not prove that you have the right to use it.
“I’ll take the entire feed and add advertisements.” Advertising does not turn a copy into useful content.
“If one post is faulty, I’ll delete the entire blog.” Save the URL and original version before making changes; move the post to drafts or remove the copied material instead of deleting content in bulk.

Pre-use source-checking exercise

Choose a Blogspot post you want to consult, but do not copy it to your blog. Complete these five lines:

Is the purpose to read, link to the source, quote, republish or import a backup?
What do you actually need: the title, the main idea, an excerpt or the entire content?
Where did you find the usage rights?
What additional value are you contributing?
What is the alternative if you do not have permission?

The exercise is complete when you can make a specific decision: use a link, provide an attributed quotation in context, request permission, import a backup that you are authorized to manage, or do not use the material. Do not mark it complete simply because the feed is accessible.

Next step

After choosing how to use the material, prepare your draft in this order: the reader’s problem, the conditions for applying the information, verified details, your own example, how to check the result, and the limitations. For SaibABC Blog, an article about consulting another blog should be published only when it gives readers a clear process or decision—not a collection of copied articles from another source.

In the next article in the series, the Google Search section begins by distinguishing crawling, indexing and ranking. You can use it Google tìm thấy blog như thế nào? Hiểu thu thập dữ liệu, lập chỉ mục và xếp hạng — Coming soon once that article has been published by the plugin. The current article’s outcome helps you avoid turning a feed or reference source into a strategy for mass copying.

Using Content from Another Blogspot: RSS, Quotes, or Republishing?