The UK government strictly forbids sharing accounts on the streaming platform.
Sh aring is living, and it is an authentic and intrinsic part of human nature. Plus, it’s a lot of fun, especially when it comes to sharing digital content across multiple devices. But everything has its limits… at least for the British government.
From the BBC, they report that the UK government is warning its citizens that sharing a Netflix account is, or could be, illegal. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has announced that this practice violates copyright law.
So yes, if you live in the UK and share a Netflix account…you could get arrested! In any case, they also made it clear that the police would only intervene in certain cases.
Sharing Netflix accounts is already illegal in the UK, will it be the same in USA?
According to the British government, share Netflix accounts violates civil and criminal law and would be applicable where passwords are shared to allow a user to access content protected by Copyright. But there’s no evidence of any kind to suggest any authority has the power to investigate someone who shared their password on a service. diffusion.
Many users share their Netflix account credentials with other people. Totally legal thing considering the number of subscriptions we pay today. Many people cannot afford 7.99 dollars (or books in this case) monthly for the basic plan of the _streaming platform in order to enjoy the entire catalog of versions of Netflix and other applications.
Although recently, the company launched a cheaper plan with ads for $5.49 per month that displays 4-5 minutes of ad content for every hour of playback.
Anyway, Share Netflix Accounts it is a very common practice and should not be considered negative. These users have the right to use their freedom to share any expense with whomever they want. As long as, of course, there are no scams involved.
Love shares a password.
—Netflix (@netflix) March 10, 2017
Please note, we are not talking about sharing several family accounts on the same device or on several devices in the same household, but of share accounts with other users who are not part of the family environment. What do you think of this controversial warning?