Amazon will allow you to link together profiles to create a “household” under their rules. Under those terms, Amazon seemed to be saying that you couldn't share Amazon Prime Instant Video with your kids.Īmazon has since clarified and changed its terms. “Other Amazon Prime membership benefits such as Prime Instant Video and the Kindle Owners' Lending Library can't be shared unless both accounts are ¢Adults' in the same Amazon Household,” the old terms read. Until recently, Amazon allowed members of the same household to share Prime's free shipping, but not its video content. Plus, Prime's terms of service explicitly forbid sharing the account – except under certain conditions. Let's start with a tricky one. Because Prime is tied to a shopping account, this may not be a password you want to give out. In this article, we're breaking down password sharing rules, features, and legality for four major streaming services. Some companies actively combat password sharing, while others advertise multiple user capabilities as features of their services. Password sharing is extremely common, but it's not always clear if it's allowed. Password sharing is something that a huge percentage of streaming viewers do – a fact that HBO found out the hard way when their streaming service suffered huge outages thanks to password-sharing freeloaders. Cord cutting is cheap to begin with, but it's even cheaper when you're splitting the cost of your streaming subscriptions with family or friends.

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