The rumor mill is churning over a Ars Technia post claiming that the new aluminum MacBooks will be using HDCP copy protection.
According to the Ars folks:
When my friend John, a high school teacher, attempted to play Hellboy 2 on his classroom’s projector with a new aluminum MacBook over lunch, he was denied by the error you see above. 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. 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.
Looks like Apple DRM is getting in the way of justifiable fair use once again. While I love my Mac, sometimes Apple makes the little guy get in my way more than help.
What do you guys think about this DRM hurdle?
