Digital rights management has gone too far

DRM sucks.

I totally agree that content providers have the right to protect their work but now I learned about a new technology in Microsoft's Windows Longhorn called PVP-OPM.

Basically it comes down to this: to watch protected next-generation high-definition content you'll need to have a 'secure' display and there is a very high change that you will need to buy a new one. Oh and it's not only MS that will feature this as its a new industry standard. Lots of other companies like Toshiba (HD-DVD) and possible also the Blu-ray camp will do the same. Don't count on Apple Mac OS X, they will likely do the same. Content providers simply demand this new DRM system.

The new Protected Video Path - Output Protection Management gives content providers the right to prevent video from playing on your system if your monitor doesn't support HDCP. And contrary to televisions, almost no computer screen currently supports HDCP. If you are lucky, the content provider may provide you a crappy low-quality version.

Sheesh, if I actually buy a next-generation movie then I want to see it in it's full glory. If I want to watch it on my computer so be it. I don't want to be confronted with crappy messages that my expensive and perfectly working hardware isn't "secure" enough. This is utter bullshit. When will the industry ever learn that incorporating new anti-piracy technologies like this won't help them?

They only piss of users, and that surely doesn't boost sales.