Borrowing the login and password of streaming platforms is more than common, but there are rules and limits for this. Netflix, for example, will charge more from those who share the credential from 2023.
Keeping an eye on it, Tilt untangled the rules of Spotify, one of the most popular music services, to clarify what can and what can not in this regard.
inside the plans
University:
- Price: BRL 9.90/month
- Download content for offline listening: Yes
- Ads: no
- Users: one (as long as you study at an accredited higher education institution)
Individual:
- Price: BRL 19.90/month
- Download content for offline listening: Yes
- Ads: no
- Users: one
Duo:
- Price: BRL 14.90/month
- Download content for offline listening: Yes
- Ads: no
- Users: two (as long as they live in the same place)
Family:
- Price: BRL 34.90/month
- Download content for offline listening: Yes
- Ads: no
- Users: up to six (as long as they all live in the same place)
- Additional functions: allows blocking songs with explicit content and gives access to a children’s version of the app
It is possible to use the service without a subscription, but there are ads.
Rules for splitting the password
Of the four plans, account sharing is only possible in two of them: Duo and Family, and only between people who live in the same place.
According the company’s terms of use: “Your username and password are for your personal use only and must be kept confidential. You understand that you are responsible for all use (including any unauthorized use) of your username and password.”
Spotify isn’t clear on how it enforces this. However, the rule is clear: splitting the account is allowed in specific and paid situations.
Can Spotify charge who splits the account?
So far, there is no indication that Spotify plans to change anything in its terms of use.
Tilt tried to contact the company’s press office in Brazil and, until the closing of this text, had not obtained any position on the subject.
