Another iTMS DRM Restriction: iPhoto Slideshows with AAC tracks

Well, it turns out that streaming music wasn't the only feature curtailed by the shift in DRM included in the recent iTunes upgrade: Scott Rose writes to MacFixIt saying that the latest update prevents iPhoto Slideshows created with embedded iTunes-purchased tracks from playing when distributed to other systems.  He also notes that iPhoto doesn't warn you that this might happen: "Imagine burning your slideshow or movie onto a CD and distributing them to a bunch of people, only to be embarrassed later that none of your recipients can actually view the movie."

When the Slideshow is launched on an unauthorized computer, the user is met with a dialog: "This computer is not authorized to play the file NAMEOFFILE.mov."

I can see why this restriction might be added, but to not let anyone know about it and then to not have a warning dialog to let you know that you cannot distribute such a Slideshow is a rather large mistake on Apple's part. Don't you just love it when DRM breaks the beautiful integration of the iLife products? 

[via MacFixIt]

UPDATE: Laurie and I ran a little test of this and here's what the dialog that pops up looks like:

This stinks. I'm ticked off at Apple about this now.

This was a .mov file that Laurie sent to me.  If you hit Cancel, the Slideshow still plays, but without any audio. Keep this in mind when you want to send your parents pictures of their new grandchild.