Dvd player air play

I am unable to get the Mountain Lion DVD player to play video over air play (screen is grey and white checker board).  The audio is just fine.  If I turn air play off - the dvd is visible on my MacBook Pro screen.  I have a early 2011 MacBook Pro.

It's probably a DRM limitation dictated by the publisher of the DVD.

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