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Chan790

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61. The headline is click-baity and wrong.

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 11:43 AM

Jul 2016

The ruling says nothing at-all about you knowing your wife's password for Netflix. It concerns your hypothetical wife giving you hypothetical access to computing systems you are not hypothetically permitted to access. The Netflix EULA permits you access to her account as members of the same household. She might emphasis on might be in violation of this ruling if she started giving out her password for Netflix to her extended family so they can piggyback her account rather than paying for their own.

The example I used upthread about the employee at work arrested for giving another employee the access passcode to the safe is a much closer example to what this ruling actually concerns. Similarly, it would be a crime for someone to give me the password to their company VPN because the shared-server is full of .pdfs of USDoD blueprints for military equipment.

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Sharing Netflix and HBO passwords is now a federal crime [View all] GummyBearz Jul 2016 OP

No it means if you watch next flicks on your computer your wife can not watch it on hers awake Jul 2016 #1

Maybe I phrased it wrong GummyBearz Jul 2016 #3

Actually no. Depending on your Netflix plan, you can have 1 to 4 simultaneous streams still_one Jul 2016 #31

IMO: This law is absurd. In_The_Wind Jul 2016 #2

I agree puffy socks Jul 2016 #5

It is more Like buying a movie ticket and then holding the side door open awake Jul 2016 #8

Exactly (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #11

So wrong on so many levels GummyBearz Jul 2016 #14

But you are not allowed to copy it or share the DVD with others not in your house awake Jul 2016 #16

No kidding GummyBearz Jul 2016 #21

Because they allow only four users aty a time. so how would someone cooridinate watching puffy socks Jul 2016 #49

The legal case delt with someone passing on a password awake Jul 2016 #52

" case was not about Netflix who allows people to shrare the password with their family members. " puffy socks Jul 2016 #54

I see no problem in limiting the use of a password to only those authorized to use it. awake Jul 2016 #58

Well I'm so glad you trust corporate America to only use laws for the purpose they were intended. puffy socks Jul 2016 #64

Me thins you are reading more into my response than I intended awake Jul 2016 #66

Whether it is a password, or a ticket, the terms of access are spelled out LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #17

Are you bipolar or just sharing your DU password with someone? GummyBearz Jul 2016 #24

What part of "the terms of access are spelled out" is confusing to you? LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #26

I guess your definition of access is different than mine GummyBearz Jul 2016 #27

False. The ruling says nothing about you knowing anyone's password; it concerns what you LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #30

Which is why the click bait headline is bullshit mythology Jul 2016 #29

+1 (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #32

Right. Exactly... Chan790 Jul 2016 #60

so if someone comes over to your house to watch should you be arrested? puffy socks Jul 2016 #51

No, its not GummyBearz Jul 2016 #13

Geez, this discussion went off the rails quick. And I mean it took a completely different track... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #19

I am complaining about passwords GummyBearz Jul 2016 #25

This ruling says no such thing; you are making that up. (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #33

"The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled that sharing online passwords is a crime..." GummyBearz Jul 2016 #53

The headline is a simplification of the ruling. Read the ruling (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #55

The headline is click-baity and wrong. Chan790 Jul 2016 #61

Why two passwords? Don't you live in the same house? cherokeeprogressive Jul 2016 #38

No where does it say that others are not allowed to watch with you awake Jul 2016 #20

my take away from all of this... Javaman Jul 2016 #4

Per the ruling, your password is the same as the key to your office LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #15

and if that key is to your home? and you use that password in your home? nt Javaman Jul 2016 #28

Not the same thing; the "door" being "opened" is not in your home; it is on the remote network. (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #34

okay, I'm missing something, and it's probably a big something... Javaman Jul 2016 #42

Under the terms of service, if they're not part of your household, they cannot access Netflix LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #45

reread the link... Javaman Jul 2016 #47

The article is a simplification of the ruling. Read the ruling (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #56

Well if you take a house mates key and use it to open a locked box of theirs with out permission awake Jul 2016 #35

but is this not stealing a house mates key, this is giving your house make your own key. nt Javaman Jul 2016 #41

No, this is your house mates giving someone else a key to your house without your permission (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #44

rereading the article it is illegal to share passwords with family and friend by Netflix Javaman Jul 2016 #46

The article is a simplification of the ruling. Read the ruling (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #57

The Netflix EULA specifically alllows use by memberrs of your household. LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #6

Yea, Netflix has always been generous, but now there is a federal law... GummyBearz Jul 2016 #9

This should keep the NSA busy. kairos12 Jul 2016 #7

... GummyBearz Jul 2016 #40

No, you're assuming facts into the ruling that skew your perception of it. Chan790 Jul 2016 #62

Do you work for netflix? GummyBearz Jul 2016 #63

"The court is now saying that is illegal." Chan790 Jul 2016 #65

"Netflix and HBO have said they don’t have a problem with people sharing passwords" PatSeg Jul 2016 #10

But Netflix and HBO don't have the power to enforce laws GummyBearz Jul 2016 #12

Well, at least they will not be inclined PatSeg Jul 2016 #18

There has to be an injured party to bring the case forward. giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #23

Considering Netflix allows for multiple profiles under one login giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #22

Yes, Hulu on the other hand, doesn't do that. n/t woodsprite Jul 2016 #36

This is a really silly post! Nt Logical Jul 2016 #37

I thought the same thing. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2016 #39

I am outraged at your thinking whistler162 Jul 2016 #48

I've never shared the password to my outrage. I don't believe you. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2016 #50

No problem in L.A., there's countless "screeners" floating around. trackfan Jul 2016 #43

It means don't share your password so that others can watch movies on your account. n/t Lil Missy Jul 2016 #59