UK Govt: Netflix Password Sharing Is Illegal and Potentially Criminal Fraud
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#2The page in question: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/meta-counterfeit-...
Re: UK Govt: Netflix Password Sharing Is Illegal and Potentially Criminal Fraud
#3> Piracy is a major issue for the entertainment and creative industries. Pasting internet images into your social media, password sharing on streaming services and accessing the latest films, tv series or live sports events through kodi boxes, fire sticks or Apps without paying a subscription all break copyright law. Not only are you breaking the law but stopping someone
earning a living from their hard work.
Jesus. Soon, quoting something will be piracy.
Re: UK Govt: Netflix Password Sharing Is Illegal and Potentially Criminal Fraud
#4Password sharing sounds like using a false identity to obtain a service by deception... which is identity fraud under British law.
Nothing particularly new here, though the police would need to be involved in order to test this.
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#5Man, these anti-piracy laws are getting really mean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3&v=ALZZx1xmAzg
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#7I had to stop using Netflix because they cracked down hard on password sharing, although it was only my family. I ended up without access to Netflix and reducing my familys plan to the middle tier as they don't need 4k or 4 screen if it's just going to be my mom and my dad.
When we had the middle plan back in 2015 or so we genuinely struggled as 2 screens at the same time was very restrictive, after that, changing to 4 screens solved most problems. But now my family was being logged out because I was in a different household. It's alright, it's their decision. But I'm not going to pay for a 4 screen plan when it's just myself and I'm definitely not watching in 720p. I would consider getting Netflix again if they had a 1 screen 4k plan.
Re: UK Govt: Netflix Password Sharing Is Illegal and Potentially Criminal Fraud
#8Password sharing sounds like using a false identity to obtain a service by deception... which is identity fraud under British law. Nothing particularly new here, though the police would need to be involved in order to test this.
But they have profiles, which are designed for not a single identity.
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#9The most frustrating part of this whole password sharing crackdown is that Netflix already charges for the number of simultaneous streams per account. Basic gets 1, standard gets 2, premium gets 4. And you pay a whopping $20/mo for that added privilege. Now suddenly the $20 isn't enough, and you must also prove the blood relation of people using the 4 streams that you are already paying for.
Re: UK Govt: Netflix Password Sharing Is Illegal and Potentially Criminal Fraud
#10Password sharing sounds like using a false identity to obtain a service by deception... which is identity fraud under British law. Nothing particularly new here, though the police would need to be involved in order to test this.
But they have profiles, which are designed for not a single identity.
Not a single identity but a very well defined set, a household, I believe. So if you know you are not part of that allowed set (and you do know) that is still obtaining a service by deception, IMHO.
The way it is defined, fraud is quite an extensive offence under British law if you start carefully looking at what people do.