Netflix Password sharing is illegal

[Countdown]

At the risk of looking a bit thick I have to admit I didn't realise this was the case.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64003237

As a family we've shared Amazon, Netflix, Disney+ and Spotify passwords. I'm guessing the same rule applies to them?

[Eric Mc]

Illegal?

What law is it breaking?

[JulianHJ]

You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow. And then steal it again! Downloading films is stealing. If you do it, you will face the consequences.

[ChocolateFrog]

JulianHJ said:

You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow. And then steal it again! Downloading films is stealing. If you do it, you will face the consequences.

You aren't leaving the original untouched in any of your other examples.

[Ntv]

BBC seems very keen to push the story about their rivals!

[J4CKO]

Well, I pay £15.99 and can watch on three screens at one time, i sage my password with the kids.

If that changes, it’s quite simple, it gets cancelled.

[JulianHJ]

ChocolateFrog said:

You aren't leaving the original untouched in any of your other examples.

Not my examples. Did you click the link?

[bitchstewie]

I can't see Netflix giving a st if you use your account within the family.

Paying Netflix for an account and giving the password to three of your mates (for example) is a bit different IMO.

[frisbee]

Just jot the password down on one of the 27 million bits of paper with the king's head on that you give to your mate and you'll be fine!

[Randy Winkman]

I haven't got Netflix but I'd always assumed that when people do subscribe they have to click on something that confirms they wont share. Is that not the case?

[Disastrous]

JulianHJ said:

You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow. And then steal it again! Downloading films is stealing. If you do it, you will face the consequences.

Not the subject of the link but as an interesting aside, the makers of that ad, actually ripped off the composer of the Prodigy soundalike tune used in it. Which is ironic.

[Diderot]

Intellectual property. People without intellect (or morals) will never understand it.

That goes for Netflix, Spotify etc. Bounders the lot of them.

[GranpaB]

I guess they now have the technology to see how many and what devices are signed in at any one time.

[conkerman]

JulianHJ said:

You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow. And then steal it again! Downloading films is stealing. If you do it, you will face the consequences.

Fantastic.

[CarCrazyDad]

Disastrous said:

JulianHJ said:

You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow. And then steal it again! Downloading films is stealing. If you do it, you will face the consequences.

Not the subject of the link but as an interesting aside, the makers of that ad, actually ripped off the composer of the Prodigy soundalike tune used in it. Which is ironic.

You wouldn't steal a car.

But I would download one for free

[wiggy001]

GranpaB said:

I guess they now have the technology to see how many and what devices are signed in at any one time.

Pretty sure they’ve had that technology for years but probably chose not to enforce it until the “right” time.

[AlexC1981]

It will bite them in the arse. I heard people are already going back to torrents because all the best shows are split over different subscription services now. People don't want to have multiple subscriptions and this is the first thing they can cut back on during a cost of living crisis.

[coanda]

Vital work being done by the IPO...

[ozzuk]

I'd always thought it wasn't allowed to be shared outside single residence, but never really enforced. Likely because in the 'early' days Netflix wanted the service everywhere, so not enforcing sharing was an easy way to spread. Like a drug dealer giving away samples or cheap products - get people hooked. But with competition growing massively they now need to switch those drug addicted users to real customers before they switch to a different supplier.

There are rumours disney is going to jump on this next year and block sharing/take action, so others will follow suit.

[Dingu]

Ntv said:

BBC seems very keen to push the story about their rivals!

They seem to live rent free in your head!