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Limited Activations = RENTWARE
DRM with Activation limits has nothing at all to do with piracy. The game was already pirated days ago before it was released in the UK or America. They are using limited activations to prevent second hand sales and to limit the lifetime of the game. You will perpetually require an Activation Server to be running all the time if you want to install this game in a few years time. The DRM is also the beginnings of forcing games to become a RENTAL revenue model, as per the wishes of Electronic Arts own CEO, John Riccitiello, who wants us all to buy bare bones games in the future and pay for all the content as "extras". (see: [...]). SecuROM has already been prosecuted for using similar DRM technology in the music industry. The DRM that EA is using in Spore is unlawful. You can read the FTC ruling here: [...]
September 2008 · Video Games
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Spore - PC/Mac
4.2★ · 3,501 ratings, as of 2023
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