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  1. Josh Steinberg

    Netflix To Crackdown On Password Sharing

    I remember those days too. As I said in an earlier post, the licensing agreements with the studios determined how many copies of each film could be retained in store, how many could be sold as previously viewed items, and how many were required to be destroyed. Not every single former rental...
  2. Josh Steinberg

    Netflix To Crackdown On Password Sharing

    Yes, the contracts dictated that a certain amount of each title could be sold used to the customer. But there were also instances where a store might have been sent 200 copies of a new release. Once the initial newness of the release worse off and the demand subsided, stores didn’t have...
  3. Josh Steinberg

    Netflix To Crackdown On Password Sharing

    Because they were contractually obligated to be destroyed. Rather than purchasing individual cassettes from studios, Blockbuster would receive cassettes in bulk from studios under a revenue sharing agreement; when the tapes were no longer needed, they weren’t property of Blockbuster, they were...
  4. Josh Steinberg

    Netflix To Crackdown On Password Sharing

    I think a lot of their discs were acquired via revenue sharing deals with studios; it’s how it also worked at the major video store chains when I worked at Blockbuster a million years ago. There were agreements in place that copies would be destroyed when no longer necessary. I would guess...
  5. Josh Steinberg

    Netflix To Crackdown On Password Sharing

    That’s not really a big deal despite what the clickbait headlines might say. Netflix didn’t produce the show and doesn’t own it; it’s content licensed from 20th Television. The pre-determined license period is ending. Happens all the time.
  6. Josh Steinberg

    Netflix To Crackdown On Password Sharing

    You have to remain within the terms of services. I don’t think it’s strictly by relation. I think it’s by household. Here’s what their site says: If they choose to enforce their rules, that’s what they are. To me, that doesn’t seem an unreasonably rule. They’re not asking that you always...
  7. Josh Steinberg

    Netflix To Crackdown On Password Sharing

    Exactly. They’re not looking to alienate people who use their service appropriately. I think they actually have pretty generous usage terms since they allow multiple user profiles and give you different levels of service to choose from. They’re going to be looking at the password that’s being...
  8. Josh Steinberg

    Netflix To Crackdown On Password Sharing

    All of the subscription streaming services have terms of service disclaimers specifying use limitations. The Netflix HD plan allows up to two simultaneous streams; the UHD plan allows up to four. They’re not likely to be going after people where it’s Mom and Dad streaming in different rooms at...
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