The horrible DRM restrictions don't kick in unless you're playing the next-gen DRM'd media, like HD-DVD. When you do that, you're screwed -- you've read that paper, right? Your $$$$ professional workstation Quadro card isn't DRM-aware, so you have to dump it for a cheap DRM-aware card if you want to watch HD-DVD? The high-quality digital audio out to your $$$$ stereo system got disabled by the DRM, and you're told to use the analog ports? WTF? Microsoft wrote Vista for Microsoft and the studios/labels, not the users.
I don't own any HD disks so... HDCP(High-Definitiion Copy Protection) thats what it stands for.... If you want to View it you need to have it... If you want to Crack it... be my guest.