Vista and the Music Industry

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BanjoBob writes "Vista locks down all the DRM functionality and
actually reduces the quality of playback of some media. This includes
both audio and video content. As a company creating music and video
products, how can we use Vista to create, distribute, and use legal
media? I have read nothing to indicate that Vista has a model to allow
'authorized' use without causing problems. Currently we use Windows
2000 and Linux products. If what we understand is true, Vista and
future Microsoft products won't be viable options for us since prior to
publication, media must be copied multiple times, edited, moved around,
re-edited and often modified into various forms (trailers, etc.)
before, during, and after production. This naturally includes backups
and recovery. If Vista is intent on prohibiting these uses, then
Microsoft is intent on keeping their products out of the realm of
content creation and editing. How do others deal with these issues?"