Dongle and copy protection are two different things. Those games have a copy protection (=assuming the player has original cd's in drive), it's not a "poor mans dongle".
You missed the main purpose of a dongle.
What is the main purpose of a dongle (e.g. Cubase SX)?
Answer: Run a single authorised copy at a given session.
What is the purpose of a copy protected CDs (e.g. Suresafe embedded CDs)?
Answer: Run a single authorised copy at a given session.
*Examples of games that use “full installation” but yet still require the original play disc are;
1. Splinter Cell,
2. Unreal 2
3. UT2003
It’s the right for any software company to protect their software investment. I don’t know why you are making a big fuss in regards to A1's dongle?