So I had some extremely awkward conversations with cable and streaming companies, lawyers and industry insiders about what’s permitted — and what’s ethical. And the smartest TV companies sell packages in ways that make sharing a shame-free part of the service. “Charter believes that password sharing is a copyright infringement,” said Nathalie Burgos, a spokeswoman for America’s second-largest cable company. Almost all TV companies provide simultaneous streams to facilitate sharing. Now that the business of TV on the Internet is growing, it puts password sharing in a different light.

Source: Washington Post February 21, 2018 12:07 UTC