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Doesn't NetFlix specifically allow you to have mutliple users on an account? I'd be curious if NetFlix was actually involved in the lobbying that became this l
by lukejduncan 15y ago
Doesn't NetFlix specifically allow you to have mutliple users on an account? I'd be curious if NetFlix was actually involved in the lobbying that became this law.
- lotharbot 15y agohttp://www.netflix.com/FAQ?p_faqid=2902 http://www.netflix.com/FAQ?p_faqid=2902 says you can have up to six devices authorized for one account, and you can use up to [# of discs in your plan] simultaneously, to a maximum of 4. http://www.netflix.com/TermsOfUse#instant http://www.netflix.com/TermsOfUse#instant specifies that this is "within your household".
- dclowd9901 15y agoI'm pretty sure your use of Netflix terms of service is between you and Netflix, not you and local law enforcement. It's a private contract.
- lukejduncan 15y agoDoes this law have provisions for "enablers"? Can Tennessee go after NetFlix for encouraging users to break the law (multi-user accounts)? More importantly, if there is a dragnet investigation and a dorm room gets arrested for sharing NetFlix with each other, can they still go to jail if they abided by the TOS?
- lotharbot 15y agoFrom the exact same Tennessee law, a person commits the offense of theft of services who: "(3) Knowingly absconds from establishments where compensation for services is ordinarily paid immediately upon the rendering of them, including hotels, motels and restaurants, without payment or a bona fide offer to pay." Your stay at a hotel or meal at a restaurant is private business between you and that hotel/restaurant. Local law enforcement only gets involved if you choose not to pay.