How sad, I cannot buy games anymore that aren't on Steam. Now I don't even own what I purchase and I must now play it how someone else decides is best for me. This makes me sad. I am downloading the Steam Tool now, hopefully it will fix the issues and I do hope they recant on this issue as it violates my rights as a game owner.
It would if you had any. Read the EULA, you're a game license holder. They can revoke said licensing. Digital distribution apart from GoG is the same across the board. GoG is the only site that allows you to own the files you download.