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Apple's new MacBooks have built-in copy protection measures
Apple's new MacBooks have built-in copy protection measures
Apple's new MacBook lines include a form of digital copy protection that will prevent protected media, such as DRM-infused iTunes movies, from playing back on devices that aren't compliant with the new priority protection measures.
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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 MacBook has built-in copy protection
DV Hardware — ... Apple Insider writes the new Apple MacBook lineup uses HDCP to prevent playback of protected media on devices that aren't compatible with the new priority protection measures: ...

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