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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 ...
Apple iTunes content throwing HDCP flags on new MacBook / MacBook Pro
Engadget HD —
... 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 ...
New MacBooks Have HDCP, Gives iTunes Purchases Less Freedom [HDCP Sucks]
Gizmodo —
... to Apple's MacBooks. HDCP is now included on new MacBooks to protect iTunes Store media, though it seems that only some of the content is actually HDCP-aware. A high school teacher was unable to play Hellboy 2 on his classroom's projector with his new aluminum MacBook, but other purchased media (such as Stargate: Continuum and Heroes episodes) worked just fine. Perfect. Because copyright protection is all about inconveniencing those who actually bought their stuff legally? [Ars Technica] ...
Apple brings HDCP enabled aluminum MacBooks
D' Technology Weblog —
... even the Apple TV in order to keep DRMed content encrypted between points A and B, it appears that Apple’s new aluminum MacBook (and presumably the MacBook Pro) are using it to protect iTunes Store media as well.
The technology in Apple’s MacBooks that prevents a seemingly arbitrary collection of iTunes Store files from being played on HDCP non-compliant devices is perhaps more accurately called DPCP, or DisplayPort Content Protection.
Source:→ Ars Technica ...
MacBooks enter a golden new age of anti-piracy cruft: HDCP for all
CrunchGear —
... It has come to pass that HDCP - High Definition 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. ...
Apple new MacBook & MacBook Pro HDCP frustrating iTunes users
SlashGear —
... Apples decision to go with Mini DisplayPort on their new MacBook and MacBook Pro machines, and not include the adapters free, initially frustrated many whose existing monitors simply lacked the connection. Now there’s a whole new level of annoyance, as it becomes clear that Apple have made use of HDCP (High-Definition Content Protection) which renders any display not supporting the encryption technology unable to show a growing amount of content bought through iTunes. ...
MacBooks Features DRM Equipped Display Connector
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... had downloaded from the iTunes Store. He was greeted with the message in the picture.
John says that not all movies are thus encumbered, so there is no way of finding out if they will play without just trying them out. It's great that honest John, who seems to buy a lot of movies from the iTunes Store, gets shafted by DRM whereas somebody who grabs the same movie from a BitTorrent tracker can play it anywhere they like. Way to destroy your own business, movie companies!
Apple brings HDCP to a new aluminum MacBook near you [Ars Technica] ...
iTunes, nuevos MacBook y HDCP: Razón de peso por la que no comprarse uno de los nuevos MacBook/MacBook Pro
Gizmología —
... que esto? Este problema afecta solo a las películas firmadas con este sistema anticopia, tanto por QuickTime como por iTunes.
Lo peor es que en las características de ambos equipos no se indica que incluyan HDCP, ni en el MacBook ni en el MacBook Pro. Otro gran momento de los derechos en un mundo digital.
Después se quejan de que la gente “piratea”, pero si una persona compra algo y la tratan así, ¿como no va a piratear?
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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 ...
Apple Macbooks — new feature
p2pnet news —
p2pnet news view | DRM:- Apple’s new MacBooks and MacBook Pros have a hidden “feature,” says Ars Technica.
A new feature? Wow! Cool!
Not really. Because DCP, or High Definition Content Protection, comes with the new Mini DisplayPort connector, the story says, going on »»»
High Definition Content Protection (HDCP)—you can’t live with it, but you practically can’t buy an HD-capable device anymore without it. While HDCP is typically used in devices like Blu-ray ...
Apple adds HDCP compliance to its laptop monitor ports
Boing Boing Gadgets —
Some of Apple iTune's video content is being wrapped in HDCP copy protection that makes it impossible to output the movies on any non-HDCP screen. That's a pain in the ass, but not unlike Blu-ray and other HDCP-compliant video sources that have been around for the last few years.
Still, this is the first time that Apple has added HDCP restrictions to the standard external monitor port of its hardware. What a rip.
Apple brings HDCP to a new aluminum MacBook near you [Ars Technica]
Apple iTunes and HDCP problems on new MacBook’s
PR News: —
... Ars Technica have said in an article that one of their friends’s tried to play Hellboy 2 in a classroom, using a projector with his new aluminum MacBook. He did not get very far, as he was denied access and an error popped up.
Not all movies had this problem; he played other media that he purchased, such as Heroes season 2, and Stargate: Continuum. The technology that is preventing certain movies from playing is called DPCP, or DisplayPort Content Protection.
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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]
GigaOM Network —
... 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.
In this ...
Apple Cripples MacBooks With Hollywood-Mandated DRM
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... Users of brand-new aluminum MacBooks are being blocked from playing movies on some external displays because of DRM built into the devices at the behest of Hollywood, according to reports. External displays used to play the movies need to be compliant with the High Definition Content Protection standard, according to David Chartier at Ars Technica. ...
EFF cites Apple for new DRM offense
p2pnet news —
... DCP, or High Definition Content Protection, comes with the new Mini DisplayPort connector, said Ars Technica recently, going on »»» ...
DisplayPort and HDCP in your Mac: What you need to know
TG Daily - All News —
... DP and HDCP are apparently required by iTS movies with HDCP protection. The combination of HDCP computers (Macs), HDCP content (iTS movies) and HDCP-compatible DisplayPort display creates the same daisy chain of copy protection as on a PC with an HDMI/HDCP graphics card and an HDMI/HDCP LCD. One key problem is that the company offers HD movies for streaming and purchase only for Apple TV, while Mac users can only view the standard definition (SD) version of a movie. ArsTechnica learned that both SD and HD movies on the iTunes Store (iTS) are HDCP-flagged. This is not an ...
