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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 ...
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 implementa mais uma novidade nos novos MacBooks Aluminum: HDCP
MacMagazine —
... Nem sempre “novidades” são coisas boas: o Ars Technica descobriu que a Apple implementou nos novos MacBooks (+Pro) — mais especificamente em seus conectores Mini DisplayPort — a tecnologia HDCP ( ...
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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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 ...
