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|''[[Spore]]''

|2008

|The application of SecuROM in ''Spore'' left the program trapped under always-online DRM<ref>{{Cite web |last=Modern Vintage Gamer |date=25 Nov 2019 |title=SecuROM - The PC CD-ROM DRM that broke games {{!}} MVG |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |archive-date=17 Jan 2025 |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>, which in the 2000s was fatal for anyone's internet bills. The popularity of this game, mixed in with its preemptive cracking, and DRM led to the title holding the record as the most pirated video game.<ref name=":0" /> Additionally, there were lawsuits that formed over the implementation of SecuROM inside ''Spore.''<ref>http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/09/23/Spore.pdf</ref>

|The application of SecuROM in ''Spore'' left the program trapped under always-online DRM<ref>{{Cite web |last=Modern Vintage Gamer |date=25 Nov 2019 |title=SecuROM - The PC CD-ROM DRM that broke games {{!}} MVG |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |archive-date=17 Jan 2025 |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>, which in the 2000s was fatal for anyone's internet bills. The popularity of this game, mixed in with its preemptive cracking, and DRM led to the title holding the record as the most pirated video game.<ref name=":0" /> Additionally, there were lawsuits that formed over the implementation of SecuROM inside ''Spore.''<ref>http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/09/23/Spore.pdf ([http://web.archive.org/web/20160615114048/http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/09/23/Spore.pdf Archived])</ref>

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|''Final Fantasy 7'' (PC, re-release)

|2012

|The distribution of the re-release of ''FF7'' for PCs caught users off guard when Square Enix distributed this version with SecuROM, and on release, servers were inaccessible, so users could not verify their licenses until much later.<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/final-fantasy-vii-pc-released-early-then-pulled/</ref>

|The distribution of the re-release of ''FF7'' for PCs caught users off guard when Square Enix distributed this version with SecuROM, and on release, servers were inaccessible, so users could not verify their licenses until much later.<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/final-fantasy-vii-pc-released-early-then-pulled/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20150202105825/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/final-fantasy-vii-pc-released-early-then-pulled/ Archived])</ref>

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 |''[[Spore]]<!-- I want an article for Spore, the anticonsumer history behind it is insane, from SecuROM to EA blocking server access for Steam and GOG releases. -->''
 |2008
-|The application of SecuROM in ''Spore'' left the program trapped under always-online DRM<ref>{{Cite web |last=Modern Vintage Gamer |date=25 Nov 2019 |title=SecuROM - The PC CD-ROM DRM that broke games {{!}} MVG |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |archive-date=17 Jan 2025 |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>, which in the 2000s was fatal for anyone's internet bills. The popularity of this game, mixed in with its preemptive cracking, and DRM led to the title holding the record as the most pirated video game.<ref name=":0" /> Additionally, there were lawsuits that formed over the implementation of SecuROM inside ''Spore.''<ref>http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/09/23/Spore.pdf</ref>
+|The application of SecuROM in ''Spore'' left the program trapped under always-online DRM<ref>{{Cite web |last=Modern Vintage Gamer |date=25 Nov 2019 |title=SecuROM - The PC CD-ROM DRM that broke games {{!}} MVG |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=u8ltfyqD3lM |archive-date=17 Jan 2025 |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>, which in the 2000s was fatal for anyone's internet bills. The popularity of this game, mixed in with its preemptive cracking, and DRM led to the title holding the record as the most pirated video game.<ref name=":0" /> Additionally, there were lawsuits that formed over the implementation of SecuROM inside ''Spore.''<ref>http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/09/23/Spore.pdf ([http://web.archive.org/web/20160615114048/http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/09/23/Spore.pdf Archived])</ref>
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 |''Final Fantasy 7'' (PC, re-release)
 |2012
-|The distribution of the re-release of ''FF7'' for PCs caught users off guard when Square Enix distributed this version with SecuROM, and on release, servers were inaccessible, so users could not verify their licenses until much later.<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/final-fantasy-vii-pc-released-early-then-pulled/</ref>
+|The distribution of the re-release of ''FF7'' for PCs caught users off guard when Square Enix distributed this version with SecuROM, and on release, servers were inaccessible, so users could not verify their licenses until much later.<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/final-fantasy-vii-pc-released-early-then-pulled/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20150202105825/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/05/final-fantasy-vii-pc-released-early-then-pulled/ Archived])</ref>
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