Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing login info

Post by fishtacos » Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 6:19 PM UTC

RHSeeger wrote: post #79

fishtacos wrote: post #56

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Perhaps because they've doubled their streaming service's cost, reduced their content amount and availability, and are now properly warning they are going to be cracking down on geographically distant usage by users of the same account. At this point I'm paying 20 USD/m for Netflix, roommate for HBOMax, friend's password (via reciprocal sharing) for Disney+, and our online TV service, which my elderly disabled mother…

> geographically distant usage by users of the same account But that's just it. A Netflix account isn't valid "for you and anyone you think it is". It's valid only for people in the same household. The thing they are cracking down on is people using the account in a way that they were never supposed to.

Post by jjk166 » Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 7:27 PM UTC

chucky wrote: post #66

jjk166 wrote: post #63

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And three roommates splitting rent pay less than the person who lives in a three bedroom apartment alone. If it really bothers you, get a few people to pay you a few bucks to be included in your "household" and use your netflix account with you the same way that apartment owner sublets the extra rooms.

>If it really bothers you, get a few people to pay you a few bucks to be included in your "household" and use your netflix account with you the same way that apartment owner sublets the extra rooms. But I can't do that - this is exactly what the article is saying Netflix is now starting to take action against, and it is already against their TOS.

Post by fao_ » Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 8:15 PM UTC

paxys wrote: post #27

Nextgrid wrote: post #3

This just gives piracy yet another advantage. The article clearly mentions that credentials sharing is currently used as a mitigation to the balkanization of streaming services, allowing the cost of all major subscriptions to be spread across several people, essentially bringing down the per-person cost to a reasonable, single subscription's cost. Cracking down on this doesn't mean people will start paying, they will…

My mom and grandma currently share my Netflix account. If Netflix cracks down on it they aren't going to start torrenting, but will either get their own subscriptions or not watch Netflix at all. I assume the suits at Netflix have run the numbers and are confident that enough people will fall into the first category to justify this move.

Post by javagram » Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 8:27 PM UTC

sandworm101 wrote: post #49

4ggr0 wrote: post #13

The Netflix I pay for is currently used by: Me, Mom, Dad, Grandparents, GF, GFs Mom. Other than myself and my GF, most of the people on this list watch something on Netflix every couple of months, when I or someone/something else recommend them a movie or show. I don't want them to use my profile, because we then obviously can't watch the same things, and it'll break my recommendations. I get why Netflix wants to spl…

I think that you are upset about the subscription model not serving your use case. Pay-per-view is probably more appropriate for those who only want to watch a couple movies every month, put ppv isn't available. Customers instead share their accounts with family members. It is dirty rotten piracy and anyone doing it is stealing bread from the mouths of babes, but that's what happens when the legitimate system fails t…

Post by stevegalla » Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 8:55 PM UTC

viklove wrote: post #88

backtoyoujim wrote: post #46

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What exactly is Netflix pissed about ? Their stock is over $500 a share. In 2020 Netflix has positive cashflow of $1.9 billion. What are they pissed about ?

It's never enough