Netflix memberships are like a bag of chips. Sharing a Netflix password may be a criminal act, according to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. It issued a ruling last week that declares password sharing without authorization is a crime that can be prosecuted under the U.S. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. It's unlikely you're going to be arrested for watching "Orange Is The New Black" using your friend's Netflix account, even though it violates the company's terms of use. Netflix terms of use allow only the primary account owner to have "exclusive control" of the account, and say that person should not reveal their password.