Archive for the ‘High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection’ Category
Convergence Has Arrived. It’s the Internet.
Sunday, March 8, 2009 11:27 No CommentsListen to this article
Over the past 20 years, there’s been much speculation about what the convergence of computers and TV would ultimately look like. Paul Graham says that we now know the answer: computers.
“Convergence” is turning out to essentially be “replacement.” Why did TV lose? Graham identifies four forces: 1. The Internet’s open platform fosters [...]
MacBook Owners Up In Arms About New Copyright Software
Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:11 No CommentsListen to this article
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is bundling a form of copyright protection software into new MacBooks that has some buyers up in arms. Called High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), the technology prevents MacBook owners from playing movies they’ve purchased through iTunes on many external monitors, TVs or projectors—meaning they’re stuck watching flicks they’ve paid [...]