Forget Embedding Videos - NO SHARING NETFLIX ACCOUNTS IN TENN

Everyone in my home shares the same netflix account. My sister is going off to college in the fall and I will let her use my username and password. I should be able to do whatever I want if I'm paying for the service.

 

I don't understand why Netflix allows you to login to so many devices at once on its most basic service. I don't know if there is any limit, but I know we stream from 3 different devices simultaneously on rare occasions.

 

You really don't see Netflix point of view here? What would prevent you from supplying your username and password to everyone on this board?

 

And I understand that, so then why not fix it to where you can only stream from 3 devices per username? It's a simple fix.

 

I had the same thought. I don't really see anything wrong with it. It's like buying a software serial # and complaining that you can no longer give it out to your friends to also use.

 

How would they prevent it? How about them putting in a connection limit? No more than two or three streams from the same account. That would handle most households.

 

bobrek, a stool pigeon for the RIAA since 1999.

 

Problem is, this is how things that are good get jacked up. I'm sure sharing among your family or on the road on your tablet/phone/whatever or 95% of what most would be doing in terms of sharing their account would be no problem, but you know some people are sharing this stuff worldwide or profiting off it, or who knows what, to the nth degree. Always something like that screwing up a good thing.

 

But that's exactly it. They know it's happening. They can come up with better ways to handle this than via broad-based legislation.

 

Yep, I liked your suggestion. You'd think they could narrow it down to keep the major offenders from wrecking it for everyone. Prudent and precise measures will protect the stock and company better than broad nets.

 

I agree with bobrek. Don't abuse the easy sharing... or we will all pay for what you're doing.

Easy fix: allow the same user logging in from the same IP range as many times, but can't log in from a different range at the same time.

For example:
user logs in to Netflix on 200.1.1.1
same user logs in to Netflix on 200.1.1.2
same user CANNOT log in from 212.212.1.1 while the connections above are still connected.

Maybe?

 

I don't like that. I could be logging in from home and also my 3G iPad or something. I know I should be on my WiFi when at home on my iPad but what if I was lounging by the pool or something.
I think the connection limit per account would suffice for most households. There will still be people who pitch a fit but it's better than being labeled a criminal all of a sudden.

 

"Hey can I watch a movie on your Netflix account later?"

"Yeah, I'm gonna be in class so I'll just make sure I'm not logged in."

Limiting the number of streaming connections does not necessarily solve the problem of people allowing others to use the service for free.

 

I can see your point about the limit... but in regards to your response to my suggestion: Why would you want to be watching TWICE from different places? ONE PERSON buys the account... it's not a "family" account. You couldn't possibly be two places at once.

 

But it does limit room for abuse. You aren't going to hand it out to a bunch of people if it causes you to get kicked out when you want to be watching something.

I think Netflix should limit you to 1 device at any given time, and offer a different package for allowing up to 3 simultaneous logins at the same time.

 

I completely agree with Netflix on this one. An account is for an individual.

 

bobrek and Swoly = BBS fun police.


I let 4-5 people use my Netflix account and if Netflix wants to make it illegal, they can find a way to constrict it, this is RIAA legislation.


Greedy lobbyist ****heads.

 

But it is a family account.

From their Terms of Use

The question now is whether or not household means physically in the same house only. My wife, who is part of my household, goes to her parents and logs onto Netflix... would that be okay?