Netflix password sharing may be illegal, says UK government

Excited for the TVs that detect the amount of people in a room.

I wish TV and other mediums could be like bandcamp.

I pay you money, you give me a file at highest quality in the format I want it with no DRM from anywhere on the planet.

You get paid, I get something I own and can support creators.

Until that I’m done with all of this fucking bullshit. The middle men are leeches.

Piracy feels righteous if it’s denying them even a penny.

Each year we grow closer to the “verification can” [1] universe. It’s a shame that users could be punished for using their own accounts as they choose.

[1] https://i.redd.it/ct7ytf6sxkr61.jpg

> "There are a range of provisions in criminal and civil law which may be applicable in the case of password sharing where the intent is to allow a user to access copyright-protected works without payment"

Translation: "There isn't actually a law that specifically prevents this so we're going to throw a bunch of random shit at it until something sticks"

Perhaps UK Citizens should get their government to sort out their declining GDP instead of creating bullshit laws around sharing Netflix passwords.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-21/brexit-ha...

Netflix can buzz right off. Customers are paying outrageous dollars to have all of their streaming sites akin to cable channels in 90's. Their whole model succeeded on affordability and accessibility. It's ass backwards to me to go to war with your customers instead of working to make them happier.

Just remember that Netflix success was based on the fact that they played the card of people sharing their accounts.

Like why take the most expensive plan to have 4 devices watching at a time if it is for a couple of persons at home that watch.

Pardon my language but nobody gives a fuck.

People will keep doing it, more intrusive policies will roll out, people will not object to the policies, and will continue to not give a fuck.