To all those who are defending Netflix’s TOS: Let he or she who is without sin cast the first stone. Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself…
Even movies like Guardians of the Galaxy promote music piracy. Who here has never broken any copyright laws? Has Netflix themselves never broken any tax laws? Who has never broken a speed limit? After all, they are 99% of the time well posted, and if you have a legitimate drivers license you should know the limits; in built up areas in Belgium it’s 50kph, and 120kph on freeways, unless otherwise posted. In other words, you have no excuse if/when you get caught out. Even the Germans are clear enough; just because you see a black /, which cancels all local restrictions, it does not mean you can drive like a complete idiot. They have plenty cameras, things like tailgating are illegal, the guy behind you doing 240kph knows this, but you better get out the way quick because lane hogging is also illegal. However, I have not tested these laws, because I know the punishments are very steep. To be honest, I feel safer driving on the German Autobahn than almost anywhere else, because the rules and penalties are clear. Canada and all of Scandinavia are also a pleasure to drive through.
At the end of the day we are all going to do whatever we think is right and fair, or we will suffer the consequences, whatever they may be.
I honestly don’t know where I stand with Netflix right now. Only time will tell.
I let my sister and her family keep using my Netflix account after my wife and I left her house after spending a sold month there on holiday watching my Netflix on her TV. I even upgraded to 4 screens. But I have since downgraded to 2 and told her she must get her own account and we now share only with my FIL who lives just down the road, and because we still spend enough time with him watching on his TV at his home and his holliday appt in Spain. As far as I’m concerned, we are of the same household. I challenge Netflix to prove otherwise and penalise me accordingly.
Lets look at the thread title: Netflix to begin cracking down…only now? How long have they been going? Why wait so long to enforce what you know has been happening since the beginning. A classic case of bait and switch.
Now suppose I’m homeless, but not in the true sense of the word. I have a legal address, at some friends or family, but I serve in the military, work on oil rigs or cruise ships, or I’m a digital nomad? What then? Am I not allowed to watch Netflix? Point is, the rules of the road in any country are pretty clear, but Netflix’s TOS are not, at least not to me. So, what am I missing? Are they coming after me if any of the above scenarios apply to me? Yes or no?
And all this was typed on mobile while sitting on a park bench, got finger cramp now….but I think I’ve said enough.