It should go away forever. It won't, of course, because publishers need to be seen to be Doing Something about piracy.
I undestand what you're saying, and hate the porotections too. But I feel it is ultimately the responsibility of the law enforcement agencies to prevent piracy, not the games industry.
Anybody with the IQ of a well trained chimp can copy a game, get fixes, or whatever. They're wasting money on protections, when they should be bring pressure to bear on the people responsible for the law, and the ones who enforce it.
Faith is believing in something you know isn't true
