Tech Planet news on January 16, today, iQiyi was exposed to ban the HDMI connection playback function news caused heated discussions. Some netizens reported that iQiyi limited the HDMI cable connection TV playback function, when they used the iPad HDMI cable to connect to the TV, the interface could be displayed normally, but click play was pop-up "Due to copyright reasons, this content does not support HDMI connection playback".
In this regard, iQIYI issued a statement: restricting the HDMI connection playback function is a restriction measure taken at the request of the copyright owner and based on the digital copyright protection agreement to prevent screen recording piracy. This feature has been online for many years, which is also common practice in the industry. Other content that is not restricted by the digital rights protection agreement can still be played over an HDMI connection. This restriction is independent of whether or not you are subscribed to a membership.