The DMCA contains provisions that criminalize circumvention tools. The plaintiff only has to prove that a tool is mainly designed to aid in copyright infringement and/or that's the most common use. It's a super super bad law, but has unfortunately been used quite successfully over the past 20 years by the likes of the RIAA and MPAA and others.
> Is a knife in violation of the criminal justice system because some people use it to kill and therefore no one can use it anywhere, ever?
Many jurisdictions in the US consider carrying a hidden knife beyond a certain length as illegal carry of a concealed weapon.
The DMCA contains provisions that criminalize circumvention tools. The plaintiff only has to prove that a tool is mainly designed to aid in copyright infringement and/or that's the most common use. It's a super super bad law, but has unfortunately been used quite successfully over the past 20 years by the likes of the RIAA and MPAA and others.
> Is a knife in violation of the criminal justice system because some people use it to kill and therefore no one can use it anywhere, ever?
Many jurisdictions in the US consider carrying a hidden knife beyond a certain length as illegal carry of a concealed weapon.