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Netflix Scraps Idea for Qwikster DVD-by-Mail Service

Shauna Wright — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:31:21 +0000

Netflix has been doing so much backpedaling lately, it’s surprising the company hasn’t adopted a bicycle for its logo.

In the most recent reversal, Netflix announced Monday that it’s scrapping a plan to split its streaming and DVD-by-mail services into two different companies and would instead keep both under the Netflix name. The abandoned idea would’ve seen the mailed DVD service take on the name Qwikster, with a separate website and separate billing.

Netflix Changes Their Prices – You Could Be Paying More

John Riggs — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:57:21 +0000

If you’re like me, you have Netflix. I also have home cable and may even visit the local video store or Redbox on occasion, but I like to have options. Netflix first started out as a DVD-by-mail system, then added their streaming service to the plan. Now that more and more people are streaming movies [...]

Tennessee Makes Sharing Netflix Passwords Illegal

John Riggs — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:45:00 +0000

As of July 1, it will be a crime in the state of Tennessee to use somebody else's login information on sites like Netflix and Rhapsody.

While the legislation is primarily aimed at hackers who steal and sell passwords in bulk, the bill's sponsor Rep. Gerald McCormick a