Another "This movie won't play on your display" Question

I see people are having issues with displaying movies on another monitor, but I am receiving the message playing on the Macbook screen. It's a current generation 13" Macbook that should have the proper DRM (junk).

Lots of people are posting this. Here is my response:
I had the same problem. I had been using a VGA cable to connect my 1080p HDTV to use as an external monitor. But when I rented a movie from iTunes, it would only play on my iMac display. It would refuse to play on the HDTV, whether mirrored or not. Exactly the same error message that you got.
So I watched one movie on my iMac. Then I decided to try renting on Amazon Instant Video. This worked! Displayed on my HDTV, no problem! Not only that, but for the same price you get 48 hours instead of 24!
Goodbye, iTunes video.

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This is why DRM is HORRIBLE. I can download the same content illegally and it would play fine... Thanks for nothing Apple

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Hi,
just a few weeks ago I watched on my new iMac 5k Retina a long-ago-downloaded movie (iTunes content, HD, Billy Joel. Live at Shea Stadium). I had no issues watching it on the new wonderful display just a few weeks ago!
Today I wanted to resume the video and got the error "The selected movie won’t play on your display. This movie can be played only on displays that support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection).".
Actually the movie plays for a few seconds and then the movie window gets black and the error message appears. Restarting iTunes does not help. Restarting the Mac also not.
How can this be fixed?
Additionally I get since I moved from my old iMac to the new one the iTunes error "Do you want the application “iTunes.app” to accept incoming network connections?" every time I start iTunes.
BR
Alex
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I found the issue, a new app that I installed the other day...just renamed it and now I can watch the bought content again...
BR
a

Selected Movie Won't Play on Your Display!

I've purchased a new Mac Pro a few months before this problem arose, so the bug could be related to moving my files to the new (albeit currently authorized) computer, but I doubt it. I am suddenly unable to play my purchased movies (such as "UP" in HD) without a new monitor apparently.
I have an Apple Cinema Display, and also view my movies with AppleTV. These movies previously played on both without problem. Now, iTunes won't let me play the movie on either!!? I did recently re-download all purchases, and I think the newer movie versions are a part of this problem if not the most likely culprit. I am running iTunes 10.4.1 & OS 10.6.8 on a Mac Pro 12-core with a 27in Apple Cinema Display, AppleTV 2 and an Airport Extreme 802.11.n for my Wi-Fi.
I've tried restarting the computer, repairing permissions, adding the movie to a playlist, burning to data DVD and re-importing with no avail. Can someone please tell me how I can fix this?
I hope this is a bug, and not representative of the DRM policy at Apple. Who on EARTH would just go buy new HDTV and computer monitor to satisfy the DRM of Apple? This is either bad policy or a very bad bug. I hate to say this, but this is why people are justified in looking for apps that break DRM. If THIS doesn't qualify for fair use of material I've purchased, I don't know what does. Can I just play the media I've purchased on my "authorized" Apple devices?
Sorry for the rant mixed in with the question. Thanks to anyone who has suggestions that will help me here.
Lawrence

Ok,
I found a way to remove the DRM from the movies I've purchased from iTunes. Unfortunately, this means they've kicked me back to DVD and I will steer well clear of digital movie purchases for a long time. Also, I'll have to advise others to do the same.
Realistically, the new version of iTunes or OSX (updates seem to be the problem as my laptop does not experience the same issue with these files) should have come with a large-print warning that I may be unable to view purchased movies if I installed the updates.
Some people will shout that it's my fault for not reading the fine print of these downloads, but if you think every consumer who might purchase from iTunes or other online media stores should read all fine print of every security download or other software update just to ensure large corporations don't use the fine print to steal content you've purchased, then you are; a) smoking something b) a lawyer c) a half-wit.
I do love Apple products, and will be the first to admit that I'll support them anytime the lines are gray (and am trying hard to support the new Final Cut Pro because I think it's going to be awesome for everyone), but this is pretty clear-cut, bad behavior.
It's probably great grounds for a class action lawsuit. I've certainly been invited to join successful lawsuits that were based on MUCH less.
I wish I could help others who have this issue, but for obvious reasons the best I can tell you is to go purchase the movies on DVD and avoid iTunes or other digital media vendors.
Lawrence

I am getting the error "This movie can be played only on displays that support HDCP" when attempting to play a HD movie from iTunes to my TV. The TV is a Samsung UN46B7000WF w/resolution 1080p

Hello Apple Community,
I am getting the message "THis movie can be played only on displays that support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)." This is the first time I have tried to watch a HD movie that I bought from iTunes from my iMac to my TV. (This is also the first attempt to go from my iMac to my TV.) I have a Samsung LED tv that says it is HDCP compatible with Full HD (1080p) and Native resolution is 1920X1080. I bought a Rocketfish Thunderbolt to/Mini Displayport to HDMI adapter (says support is up to 1920X1200 video resolution) and Mediabridge ULTRA Series HDMI Cable (35 Feet) - High-Speed Supports Ethernet, 3D and Audio Return category 2 certified (supports resolution up to 4K including 1440p, 1080p, 1080i and lower).
I can get the iMac to display on my TV but am guessing that I have not managed the settings correctly in Display for either the iMac or the TV. In addition, I do not have sound yet. Although, the card from Mediabridge says that I need to update my drivers. Any help/advice with the settings for iMac to TV to watch in HD and adding HDMI drivers would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Lisa

Hello All,
I have figured out the sound issue: System Preferences>Sound and choose the TV for output.
Regards,
Lisa

What to do?? -What to do?? - I just updated my iTunes to ver 11.2.1 because of the annoying messages they keep sending out. Now I can't play the movies and TV series I've purchased and were watchable before - This movie can be played only on displays that

What to do?? - I just updated my iTunes to ver 11.2.1 because of the annoying messages they keep sending out.
Now I can't play the movies and TV series I've purchased and were watchable before.
Comes up with "This movie can be played only on displays that support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)."
The cheek of the matter is everytime I tried to get Apple support it comes up with a request for me to pay $54 for their support package, to fix a problem I didn't have until I complied to one of their update requests.
End of Rant!!! - Anyone know how to fix please?

Well, I wonder about all the responses...:)
Anyhow, I wound up "fixing" the problem by using the System Restore disks for the Mini. It's now running Tiger 10.4.11 (with all updates) and I copied my iTunes library over. It all works now. <shrug> I have no idea what the problem was, and I'm a bit leery of upgrading it to Leopard, so I think I'll just leave well enough alone.
Richard

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HT1338 my tv shows and movies won't play on my MacBook Pro display due to HDCP

As of today, I cannot play my movies or televison shows on my MacBook Pro. They have always played before and my software is up to date. The dialogue box shows "This movie can be played only on displays that support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)."

Hi, bgrieb.
Thank you for visitng Apple Support Communities.
This sounds like these shows are in a HD format and are not supported on the iPhone 3gs. I would recommend downloading the SD version of these shows and then sync these to your device.
iTunes: Sync purchased HD videos to iPod or iOS device
http://support.apple.com/en-us/ts4223
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Now when I try to watch a purchased iTunes movie or TV show that I had previously purchased on my old Mac Pro, I get the "This movie can be played only on displays that support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)" message. When I look at the show listing in iTunes, thay have the joint HD-SD emblem, so they should be able to be played in the lower resolution, correct?
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Hello guys,
Please note that to be able to play your purchased HD movies or videos, let us not forget some minor details. Ensure that your iTunes software is up-to-date. HD videos will only play if you have iTunes 10.6 or later as described in this article:
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