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I love this. I still speak fondly of the early days of netlfix, when it first got into streaming on the 360. You could invite an xbox live party to watch movies

I love this. I still speak fondly of the early days of netlfix, when it first got into streaming on the 360. You could invite an xbox live party to watch movies on Netflix. It had a border you could enable that made it look like a theatre screen with seats, with your live avatars sitting in them, a la Mystery Science Theatre. There was nothing quite like being in a chat party watching movies together. You could talk as loudly as you wanted while doing/eating what you wanted. Blew the actual theatre out of the water. Really amazing experience that was killed off way too soon (greed, Netflix didn't want non subscribers to watch free). Hopefully this is a road back there, definitely going to spread this around and show some $love edit: not finding a donation link, but if you get a link up I'm happy to do so!

l1am0 7y ago
Thanks for all your kind feedback: Did not think of donations so far, but here is my paypal: https://www.paypal.me/51edpo https://www.paypal.me/51edpo Binge Together, still needs everyone involved to have an account with the streaming services, thoug.
- effingwewt 7y ago
  Wonderful, and awesome work! Saw the donation links up, came back to say thanks and good luck with future endeavors!
vinniejames 7y ago
It's not greed, it's licensing. Copyright owners wouldn't allow it, facilitating copyright infringement isn't good business
- fphhotchips 7y ago
  I don't know, YouTube does OK.
- effingwewt 7y ago
  Still greed if you ask me, how would it be different from me renting a movie at home and having friends over? I dread the day when we have forced ocular/ear implants that allow for the blocking of anything we dont have a license for. Nonetheless I get your point, I just believe it's sad that for all the innovation a free market touts, all I remember are the cool/amazing/interesting things they took from us by stifling real innovation.
  - dylan604 7y ago
    Technically, when you rent a movie, you are not allowed to invite friends over to watch it with you. By renting the title, you were granted a temporary private viewing license. Inviting people over constituted a public viewing. Copyright laws are ludicrous.
    - 40four 7y ago
      First off, great concept! I would like to try this at least once. But second, is that really true? I’m actually curious. I can’t imagine watching a rented movie in a private residence would be considered a ‘public’ viewing. If that is the case, where do they draw the line? Is it literally only for myself, the one person who purchased the rental? How many other people can be in the room? One, two, five, before the terms of said private viewing license are infringed? If anyone has any sources where we could read further into the legality of these types of things, it would be interesting to look into.
      - viklove 7y ago
        He's wrong. No one has, or ever will be prosecuted for renting a movie and watching it with their friends in their living room.
        JadeNB 7y ago
        Claiming that something is illegal, and pointing out that no-one has been prosecuted for it, are not contradictory.
- rendaw 7y ago
  So require that the other viewers also have Netflix accounts? But they don't do that either.
worldexplorer 7y ago
Hey is it working for you? After pasting netflix/youtube video link when I click on 'Create' nothing happens.
- l1am0 7y ago
  Would you be so kind and send me a screencast of what you are doing? For me it works, but I would like to fix your problem! bingetogether@simon-frey.eu

l1am0 7y ago

Thanks for all your kind feedback: Did not think of donations so far, but here is my paypal: https://www.paypal.me/51edpo https://www.paypal.me/51edpo Binge Together, still needs everyone involved to have an account with the streaming services, thoug.

effingwewt 7y ago
Wonderful, and awesome work! Saw the donation links up, came back to say thanks and good luck with future endeavors!

vinniejames 7y ago

It's not greed, it's licensing. Copyright owners wouldn't allow it, facilitating copyright infringement isn't good business

fphhotchips 7y ago
I don't know, YouTube does OK.
effingwewt 7y ago
Still greed if you ask me, how would it be different from me renting a movie at home and having friends over? I dread the day when we have forced ocular/ear implants that allow for the blocking of anything we dont have a license for. Nonetheless I get your point, I just believe it's sad that for all the innovation a free market touts, all I remember are the cool/amazing/interesting things they took from us by stifling real innovation.
- dylan604 7y ago
  Technically, when you rent a movie, you are not allowed to invite friends over to watch it with you. By renting the title, you were granted a temporary private viewing license. Inviting people over constituted a public viewing. Copyright laws are ludicrous.
  - 40four 7y ago
    First off, great concept! I would like to try this at least once. But second, is that really true? I’m actually curious. I can’t imagine watching a rented movie in a private residence would be considered a ‘public’ viewing. If that is the case, where do they draw the line? Is it literally only for myself, the one person who purchased the rental? How many other people can be in the room? One, two, five, before the terms of said private viewing license are infringed? If anyone has any sources where we could read further into the legality of these types of things, it would be interesting to look into.
    - viklove 7y ago
      He's wrong. No one has, or ever will be prosecuted for renting a movie and watching it with their friends in their living room.
      - JadeNB 7y ago
        Claiming that something is illegal, and pointing out that no-one has been prosecuted for it, are not contradictory.
rendaw 7y ago
So require that the other viewers also have Netflix accounts? But they don't do that either.

worldexplorer 7y ago

Hey is it working for you? After pasting netflix/youtube video link when I click on 'Create' nothing happens.

l1am0 7y ago
Would you be so kind and send me a screencast of what you are doing? For me it works, but I would like to fix your problem! bingetogether@simon-frey.eu