Apple's New MacBooks Have Built-In Copy Protection

raque writes "Appleinsider is reporting that the new MacBooks/MacBookPros have built-in copy protection. Quote: '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.' Ars Technica is also reporting on the issue. Is this the deal they had to make to get NBC back? Is this a deal breaker for Apple or will fans just ignore it to get their hands on the pretty new machines? Is this a new opportunity for Linux? And what happened to Jobs not liking DRM?"

Will fans just ignore it?

[klapaucjusz]

will fans just ignore it

No. They'll start explaining why it's actually an advantage for the user.

Excellent news!

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Steve, whose care for his children passes understanding, knew that many buyers of new macbooks yearn in their hearts to purchase new Apple monitors to go with them. He knew further that for the many crying out, oppressed by old Apple monitors that they already owned, following their desire would be difficult.

And thus, by his hand, a gift was bestowed. His people would, with Him as a purveyor of protected premium content by day and by night, be led away from the old and to the new monitor of their desire.

Re:To Steve

[Wowsers]

Without seeming to flame (flame mode if you like), we've had experience of locked down platform with Apple's iPhone. Now Apple join Microsoft in having a locked down OS for media playback, nobody can feel smug or superior (apart from Linux users).

Re:To Steve

[khellendros1984]

And we Linux users have been feeling smug and superior all along! ;-)

So...

[Hennell]

if MacBooks have copy-protecion now, does this mean I'll no longer be able to copy and upload them to Pirate Bay?

Re:What will fanbois think?

[duckInferno]

Eh, I should have thought about it a little more before I posted something critical of the Almighty ;)

Re:To Steve

[windsurfer619]

I thought it was those BSD monkeys. Though Linux guys will be smug when they're done compiling, I'm sure.

Re:To Steve

[roc97007]

Yeah. Nothing will play, but we're feeling damned superior about it.

Re:Suddenly glad I bought the previous version.

[roc97007]

Now you know how us Windows XP users have been feeling. :-)

Re:Don't really care

[Trillan]

The barn door has not just been left open on the DVD format, someone loaded it into the back of a truck and sped off.

Re:To Steve

[Anonymous Coward]

Excuse me a second

*Farts, then ducks his head near belt and begins to inhale deeply*

Re:old

[Lemmy Caution]

File this under "depressing but true."

Re:Would that include getting the free copy?

[lowlymarine]

You think Congress will help? Who do you think passed the DMCA in the first place? Fairies?

Re:Excellent news!

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Wow. I think I just got 0wned by Poe's law [rationalwiki.com].

Re:To Steve

[Max Littlemore]

Well, in three years, you likely won't want to be using a 2008 model, either.

No, I may well be using Preponderant Porpoise.

Re:Would that include getting the free copy?

[Lemmy Caution]

You think Congress will help? Who do you think passed the DMCA in the first place? Fairies?

That's it. I'm not clapping for Tinkerbell ever again.

Re:To Steve

[DAldredge]

"(you can't drop a web service down the stairs, or run a magnet over it)" Yes you can. Don't ask.