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Apple iTunes content throwing HDCP flags on new MacBook / MacBook Pro
Engadget —
... Man, you just can't win these days. So Apple offers up an energy-efficient, forward-thinking Mini DisplayPort on its latest MacBook / MacBook Pro, and now users that are still rocking displays sans HDCP-compliant HDMI / DVI ports are up fecal's ...
MacBooks Enter a Golden Age of Anti-piracy Cruft: HDCP For All
TechCrunch —
It has come to pass that HDCP - High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (or, in this case, DisplayPort Content Protection) - is now built into the new MacBooks to protect iTunes Store media. Most of the content is not protected but it seems some newer videos are, which means you can't play them over a non-HDCP compliant TV or monitor.
While many of us just use the screen or iPods to watch the potentially protected films, this could have ramifications for those wanting to connect their laptops up to TVs without HDMI or DVI ports - namely TVs with only VGA or ...
Apple’s new MacBooks use High Definition Content Protection (HDCP) to protect iTunes Store media
MacDailyNews —
... that are not HDCP authorized.]" Chartier reports, "John's using a Mini DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter, plugged into a Sanyo projector that is part of his room's Promethean system. Strangely, only some iTunes Store movies appear to be HDCP-aware, as other purchased media like Stargate: Continuum and Heroes season 2 play through the projector just fine. Attempts to play Hellboy 2 or other HDCPed films through the projector via QuickTime also get denied." More in the full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Markim" for the heads up.] MacDailyNews Take: DRM only ...
News: New Apple MacBooks enforce HDCP protection for iTunes videos
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
... lack of HDCP protection. HDCP, or High Definition Content Protection, is an Intel-developed form of copy protection that prevents copying of digital audio and video content that travels across HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI, or other video cables from a playback device to a display. While Apple has previously included HDCP protection in certain content displayed via the Apple TV’s HDMI port, it is only now locking down the external display functionality of its computers. According to a post on Ars Technica, it appears that older iTunes video files using Fairplay Version 2 or earlier ...
Another reason to pirate: High Definition Content Protection (HDCP)
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... News is trickling in that the new DisplayPort has a little surprise for unibody MacBook users: High Definition Content Protection (HDCP). Apparently the Apple TV also includes this feature. Technically it ...
Apple's new MacBooks have built-in copy protection measures
AppleInsider —
... of display connectors, even if such copying is not in violation of fair use laws. Among the connectors supported by the technology are the Mini DisplayPort found on Apple's latest MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air, in addition to others such as Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Gigabit Video Interface (GVIF), and Unified Display Interface (UDI). ArsTechnica reports that Apple has apparently acquired a license for the technology and is now using it across its DisplayPort-enabled MacBook lines to to prevent transmission of ...
HDCP annoyance on new MacBooks, MacBook Pros
MacUser —
Our pals over at Infinite Loop and Engadget are reporting that while Apple's new laptops might have snazzy Mini DisplayPorts, some iTunes content is all sewn up in High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) ridiculousness--a new version of DRM for video that requires all devices in the chain of video transmission to be authorized to play back content. In other words, if you want hook up a projector or an older monitor to your new machine in order to watch certain iTunes content, you're going to get the above error message. The solution? You'll need an ...
New MacBook HDCP Impairing External Displays
TheAppleBlog —
... The HDCP causing the problem is intended to prevent copying high-def content across an HDMI connection. It’s also included in DisplayPort tech, which is the new standard for video output on current generation Mac portable computers. According to Ars Technica, the problem seems to affect movies protected by Apple’s FairPlay Version 3 DRM, although not all files which have Version 3 protection are affected. Whether or not the movie plays appears to be somewhat random, at least in Ars’ limited sample pool. ...
A new polemic: HDCP and the new portables
HardMac.com —
An online user at Arstechnica has just opened a new polemic related to the new Apple portables. The Mac user wanted to view a film bought from iTunes Store on his video projector connected on new MacBook via mini Displayport adapter to VGA. He had a bad surprise with error message below. ...
MacBook Pro users getting bitten by HDCP
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Video, iTunes, Bad Apple, Macbook Pro, MacBook Yesterday, our buddy David Chartier at Ars and Sam Oliver at AppleInsider both publicized an issue that's been burning up the support boards for a while now: iTunes video rentals and purchases in HD are flagged for HDCP control, and in cooperation with the new Mini DisplayPort connector on the MacBook and MacBook Pro unibody models, those movies and TV shows are refusing to play back on non-compliant external displays.
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