Wow, EA seems to have reformed itself somewhat. First The Sims 2 was announced to be DRM free, now they're doing the same thing for Bioware's Dragon Age:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009...-age-drm-free/

"We’re happy to announce that the boxed/retail PC version of Dragon Age: Origins will use only a basic disk check and it will not require online authentication. In other words, the retail PC version of the game won’t require you to go online to authenticate the game for offline play. We have chosen not to use SecuROM in any version of Dragon Age that is distributed by EA or BioWare.”