I know perfectly well what a license is, thanks. I also know perfectly well that these restrictions are aimed at trying to prevent resale, and are nothing to do with piracy.
You appear to be more accepting of losing a degree of control over a product you've paid for. Fortunately, the people who don't want to roll over kicked up such a fuss over EA's limited activation games in 2008 that the company came to its senses and stopped it. Hopefully, 2K will get the message that this crap is not wanted and unnecessary.