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Unfortunately DRM is probably going to be around until people stop buying those "protected" games or the outcry becomes too loud (aka Sony rootkit debacle).  

Stardock = games without DRM? and OMG! their last release, Galactic Civilizations II, did so well that earlier this year it was actually selling faster than they could make new copies.  Between that and all the cracked versions of DRM "protected? games widely available maybe that DRM stuff isn?t working like game producers think it is.  Anyway, here?s a nice article on DRM and gaming http://www.gamesindu...s/user-friendly

The implementation matters somewhat - I have Sims2, NWN2, and Jade Empire installed on my PC - all three games are users of SecureROM.  I just had a look at my registry and SecureROM is not in there... and yes, I do know what to look for.  I do not have Mass Effect so cannot check on that one.

Care to clarify?  If you have installed games onto your HDD that include Securom and do not have it in your Windows Registry then either you have actively circumvented it OR you do in fact have Securom installed and don?t really know what to look for.  To imply otherwise is disingenuous as the average user plops the CD/DVD in and installs politely clicking the ?yes? buttons as they appear, thereby installing Securom or whatever DRM of choice is included in the game being installed.  If however you searched for ?SecureROM? instead of ?Securom? then you should probably recheck your registry.