Second Take: SecuROM is Baaaack

The notorious D.R.M. is back in two major PC releases: Spore and Mass Effect. Fan uproar about the Sony software forced EA to modify the requirements. But did they do enough?

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  • Second Take: SecuROM is Baaaack Second Take: SecuROM is Baaaack May 15, 2008 – 2:40 PM

    The notorious D.R.M. is back in two major PC releases: Spore and Mass Effect. Fan uproar about the Sony software forced EA to modify the ...

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