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Tennessee Makes it Illegal To Share Your Netflix Password
An anonymous reader writes "State lawmakers in Tennessee have passed a groundbreaking measure that would make it a crime to use a friend's login — even with permission — to listen to songs or watch movies from services such as Netflix or Rhapsody. The bill, which has been signed by the governor, was pushed by recording industry officials to try to stop the loss of billions of dollars to illegal music sharing. They hope other states will follow."
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The Houseowners Association of America today announced today their support for a bill that would make it punishable to share your rented home with non-family members.
"This will put a stop to the losses incurred to property owners by people crowding their homes with strangers", a spokesman for the HAA said.
It is widely believed the bill will also boost the property market, thus allowing the mortgage financial markets to recover.
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Gotta love Sony's customer service.
Maybe this is all part of an EFF conspiracy where they have infiltrated the media corporations and are secretly compelling them to fuck their own customer, that way more and more will stop using their services and learn how to torrent.