HDMI does not mandate HDCP. You can use it as just DVI with audio if you want. That's the default mode for all PCs and the Xbox consoles, which only switch to

HDMI does not mandate HDCP. You can use it as just DVI with audio if you want. That's the default mode for all PCs and the Xbox consoles, which only switch to HDCP mode if you try to play DRM-protected content like Blurays. PS3 is shitty and runs in HDCP mode all the time, but that's Sony for you. As far as I'm aware even on HDCP-compliant hardware none of the Linux drivers can even use it if they wanted to.