Pay or not pay: Netflix allows users to share accounts for free
Founder and CEO of the American online cinema Netflix Reed Hastings, speaking at the CES conference, said he was positive about the exchange of accounts between users. In his opinion, it’s normal when they exchange passwords and give each other access to accounts.
No one has yet given an unambiguous answer as to whether this is “right” or “wrong”. Online streaming has become widespread in the world relatively recently; therefore, uniform and strict rules have not yet been worked out. Users sometimes are completely unaware of how their actions meet any standards of behavior or fit into the framework of the law.
Not only the general director of Netflix, but also other owners of streaming services and film companies are tolerant of the exchange of accounts. HBO President Richard Plepler believes that such an exchange or a donation is a kind of marketing tool. Thanks to this, more people learn about the service, and as a result, its audience grows due to this.
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In confirmation, Reed Hastings notes that many people who have used someone else’s account then themselves purchase a paid Netflix subscription. He cited the example of the use of children of the parent account. Allegedly, when the child grows up, he will want to arrange a paid subscription for himself. True, Netflix and so provides family accounts, where each family member has a profile, reminds TechCrunch.
Netflix and HBO are hoping that not only children (who will be able to buy it only in a few years), but all those adults who take an account "on trial" from friends and acquaintances, will buy a paid subscription.
“Today you are witnessing the birth of a global television network. No matter where you live now - in Sydney, St. Petersburg, Singapore or Seoul - you can become part of a revolution in the Internet TV market, ” said the founder of the American online cinema Netflix Reed Hastings at the CES conference. He announced that Netflix is ​​now available in 190 countries around the world, including Russia.
Since January 6, the service on the Russian media market has become available to Smart TV users and owners of some set-top boxes.
Netflix shows movies depending on the geographical location of the viewer, based on the analysis of IP-addresses. That is, when connecting from Runet, the user will receive one set of films - “Russian”, when entering from the American IP address - “American”. As of January 8, 2016, there were 4591 films and 1157 TV shows in the American collection of Netflix - 5,748 titles in general. The Russian collection of records is about 8 times smaller: 522 films, 200 TV shows, or 722 titles in total.
No one has yet given an unambiguous answer as to whether this is “right” or “wrong”. Online streaming has become widespread in the world relatively recently; therefore, uniform and strict rules have not yet been worked out. Users sometimes are completely unaware of how their actions meet any standards of behavior or fit into the framework of the law.
Not only the general director of Netflix, but also other owners of streaming services and film companies are tolerant of the exchange of accounts. HBO President Richard Plepler believes that such an exchange or a donation is a kind of marketing tool. Thanks to this, more people learn about the service, and as a result, its audience grows due to this.
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In confirmation, Reed Hastings notes that many people who have used someone else’s account then themselves purchase a paid Netflix subscription. He cited the example of the use of children of the parent account. Allegedly, when the child grows up, he will want to arrange a paid subscription for himself. True, Netflix and so provides family accounts, where each family member has a profile, reminds TechCrunch.
Netflix and HBO are hoping that not only children (who will be able to buy it only in a few years), but all those adults who take an account "on trial" from friends and acquaintances, will buy a paid subscription.
“Today you are witnessing the birth of a global television network. No matter where you live now - in Sydney, St. Petersburg, Singapore or Seoul - you can become part of a revolution in the Internet TV market, ” said the founder of the American online cinema Netflix Reed Hastings at the CES conference. He announced that Netflix is ​​now available in 190 countries around the world, including Russia.
Since January 6, the service on the Russian media market has become available to Smart TV users and owners of some set-top boxes.
Netflix shows movies depending on the geographical location of the viewer, based on the analysis of IP-addresses. That is, when connecting from Runet, the user will receive one set of films - “Russian”, when entering from the American IP address - “American”. As of January 8, 2016, there were 4591 films and 1157 TV shows in the American collection of Netflix - 5,748 titles in general. The Russian collection of records is about 8 times smaller: 522 films, 200 TV shows, or 722 titles in total.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/297830/
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