I think a better analogy is to forbid an OCR software because they COULD be used to reproduce a book.

Yeah, anyone using it to save books for future generations instead having them rot to nothing should burn in hell! (sarcasm)

I have kept an eye on a massive amount of content and it's truly horrifying how much content is lost each month. It's not even clear violation of copyright, it's just that nobody small has the energy to fight for fair use.

There should be no DMCA, all ligitation should cost the person suing a percent of income. The tyranny big players have is disgusting.