A study last year by research firm Parks Associates suggested SVOD services would stand to lose upwards of $500 million in revenue in 2015 from the practice of sharing passwords.
However other research suggests password sharing of SVOD is not at epidemic levels. A little over 4% of subscribers said they share their password outside their family circle, while 42% say they share it with family members.
From the article "Sharing Netflix Passwords Now A US Federal Crime" by David Knox.
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