Comment on Netflix Gains Six Million Subscribers After Password Sharing Crackdown

• Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Many others were using other people’s accounts for free

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  • Platomus@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No, the accounts were paid for.

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  • moobythegoldensock@geddit.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No, they were using paid accounts.

    If I buy a frisbee and throw it to a friend, my friend doesn’t owe the frisbee company anything. I paid for the frisbee, I can do what I want with it.

    If I pay for 4 simultaneous streams from a video company, why is it that company’s business how and when I use them, or who I share them with?

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    • bowreality@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Exactly this

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  • brimnac@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Netflix literally said “Sharing is caring” about passwords a few years back…

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  • ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I allow people to use it for free as it’s not a huge expense, and it’s something nice to do.

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