High Definition Content Protection—the annoying DRM-y thing that’s supposed to stop people from copying hi-def stuff as it travels over a card-display connector— has apparently, and unfortunately, come 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 aluminium 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]
David Nehrkorn
February 19, 2010 at 5:51 PM
I have a new MacBook Pro. I downloaded Lost, the Final Season. Got the HDCP error message about my display, a 23″ Apple display, about 6 years old. I called Apple tech spport about this issue–it was upgraded to the senior tech level. He didn’t have a clue about it. I guess there’s no way to fix this. I’m angry because I purchased this show, and want to see it on a large display.
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