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HDCP DRM on new MacBooks from Apple |
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 |
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It appears that Apple's new aluminum MacBook is using the HDCP (High Definition Content Protection) DRM technology to protect iTunes Store media.
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While HDCP is typically used in devices like Blu-ray players, HDTVs, HDMI-enabled notebooks & 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.
When a high school teacher, attempted to play the latest Hellboy 2 movie on his classroom's projector with a new aluminum MacBook, he was denied by the error as you can see on the picture.
He was using a Mini DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter, plugged into a Sanyo projector. Strangely, only some iTunes Store movies appear to be HDCP-aware, as other purchased media like Stargate: Continuum & 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. Other movies that don't work include newer films like Iron Man, Star Wars: Clone Wars, and Love Guru, but older films like Shawshank Redemption are restricted as well, Arstechnica reports.
Other users have also been complaining about this in Apple's discussion forums for a couple of weeks.
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