Yeah it is definitely a downer, but there are definitely ways around the securom protection, such as virtual drive cloakers, e.g. YASU. You may have to reload an old game though, i doubt the points are refundable, but maybe if you kept the receipt?
EDIT: You could also try returning the game
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