using a crack is not pirating. I think you misunderstand me
I buy my games also and I don't mind to use the DRM
Why? simple:
Company of Heroes: OF uses it from the beginning (2007).
You have to login to play the campaign (even if you just want to play single-player) that's even worst than activation.
With Activation you just do it only 1 time and forget it even exists. While CoH:OF you have to remember all the time you have to login. They know when you login & logout (big brother? maybe). Of course if you don't have internet for some reason, you can use your DVD. They uses Securom and no one complaint about it.
You have only 3 activations (EA puts 5 now)
Am used to that so I think EA DRM is just a water drop in the ocean.