Nope, I don't. I don't even use my parents and we are under the same roof at the moment.
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Netflix May Soon Crack Down on Password Sharing
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I can understand the 4K issue. I have my own account, I only can possibly watch on one screen at a time. Why is 4K linked to 4 simultaneous streams? I would prefer $10 4k with only one stream.
Stranger Things is the only thing I like on Netflix. I really hope it makes its way to iTunes so I can buy it and have it forever without paying a monthly fee. I do like to re-watch stuff a lot.
Not difficult for me. But it's funny how people are trying to justify Netflix trying to prevent people from using the services they have paid for.
There are a lot of grey areas in this entertainment industry. Sharing physical media on Playstation and Xbox for example. Sharing with family members and friends your Netflix account can be considered the digital equivalent of this physical media sharing. People love to do this. I have a stack of Blu Rays from my brother of movies I need to watch. I let my friends borrow some games before.
Regarding your hackintosh example, yes I would consider that theft as the price of macOS is built in to Apple Hardware. Its not like I can buy Big Sur for $200 like I can with Windows 10.
I know many Hackintosh users that have never purchased a macOS product yet they use macOS. The cost of macOS is built in to the price of all macs. So yes I would consider the act of hackintosh theft as you have not paid for the license for the hardware you are using. Not paying for something and using it is all about theft.
They don't know. At the same time, they can restrict access to any IP or account where activity is suspect.
Since Netflix failed to specify what constitutes a "household" under their ToS, ambiguity of terms usually favors the account holder. Netflix needs to properly define the term as it relates to the account holder's use of the service.
Just a wild guess here... but maybe Netflix figure they’d get more revenue if more people were incentivised to pay for a subscription.
Netflix cares, since they’re the ones paying to either produce or buy all these shows in the first place. It’s a crazy notion, but maybe they want to make more money.
Yeah big fan of Stranger Things too. I love documentaries and Netflix are constantly releasing them so it’s rare I don’t find something I like to watch on there.
I often exit that service feeling very disappointed at the content if I’m honest. I’ve watched 2 things on there in 10 months and glad I don’t have to pay for it.
But, that doesn't mean the account holder can make up his own definition of "household" either. Just because someone wants to justify their stream sharing doesn't make "my ex-gf's junior year dorm mate" a member of the household. If this ever made it to court, the court would likely look at the common and reasonable interpretation.
And, let's face it, all this whining about whether Netflix is trying to charge people when they travel is just BS. Any reasonable person knows what Netflix is trying to cut down. People that share their other people, often with little or no relation to the account holder.
To be clear, I am not justifying the sharing of account information.
I agree with you, though, about people being mad for the wrong reasons.
How is eating into Netflix profit margins and being in breach of contract by sharing your account with a dozen other people any different?
I guess it was always inevitable. When Netflix was still gaining subscribers, it was easy to turn a blind eye to account sharing when you were easily adding tens of millions of users every year. Now, I am guessing that growth is slowing and the next best way of increasing revenue is to get existing users to cough out more money.
guess so, but "do we want better content or don't we?" is the question. Every streaming service is at the mercy of those parasite copyright holders.
Not every copyright holder is a parasite. That being said, the copyright protections last way too long in America. Used to be 28 yrs with 1 renewal… total 56 years. Thanks to lobbying by Disney, that kept getting pushed and now it’s 100 years. That’s beyond absurd. Nobody lives long enough to benefit from 100 years of copyright protection on their work. The old rules were more than sufficient.
Funny that so many believe the price will go down if every household has their own account.
who said that? we said the reason the price is going up is bc everyone shares accounts. it's not rocket science what is happening right now. all the people complaining are the ones that share accounts.
It’s one of the most expensive streaming services available without having changed much over the years aside from signing a few exclusive rights and adding semi-4K. The same content increasing at a much larger rate than competitors is not a win for consumers.
Consumers have a choice, thanks for reminding me. I cancelled mine already - and I was the last amongst my friends and family who finally did for the aforementioned reasons.
It’s ludicrous.
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but it makes you right bc you disagree with me? now talk about ludicrous lol. if your theory was right, Netflix wouldn't increase prices and they would allow people to share accounts without issue.