The Paris Judicial Court has ruled against the French company Spliiit, which specializes in sharing digital subscription costs, following a lawsuit filed by Netflix, Disney, and Apple. The company has announced it will appeal the decision, while maintaining that its core business model remains unaffected.
The court found Spliiit guilty of complicity in violating the terms of service of the platforms in question. The court also accused the company of unfair competition and trademark infringement. As an immediate measure, the company was ordered to pay €785.000 in provisional damages to the three American groups, including €620.000 to Netflix.
A decision that could reshape the subscription sharing market.
Founded in 2019, Spliiit allows users to share the cost of streaming services, music, or other digital subscriptions. Its model is based on connecting subscribers with third-party users, in exchange for a commission taken on each transaction.
According to the court, these sharing arrangements violate the rules imposed by the platforms when users are not part of the same household or family group. The court ruled that this practice resulted in lost revenue for Netflix, Disney, and Apple. Despite this legal setback, Spliiit maintains that the decision does not signal the end of its operations and argues that the debate concerns only the sharing arrangements for certain subscriptions, and not the platform's core principle.
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