New Windows OS includes copy protection

The upcoming Vista version of the Windows operating system will not allow illegal copies of music and film.

The Windows XP successor will include extensive copy protection mechanisms, according to the Munich-based magazine Windows Professionell.

This includes “Protected Video Path – Output Protection Management” (PVP-OPM), intended to prevent copies from being stored on the hard drive or the contents of the RAM from being read out.

PVP-OPM also monitors how content is used by controlling monitor outputs like TV ports. The “Protected User Mode Audio” (PUMA) will also prevent the illegal copying of music. Microsoft declined to comment for this article. (dpa)