> the first prohibits you from circumventing ANY technological measure (yes, even something as simple as a right-click blocker, domain lock, Youtube's rolling URL cipher, or what have you)
The law does say it has to be "effective".
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The law provides a definition of "effective" which has nothing to do with actual effectiveness in practice. To be effective protection under the DMCA, all that needs to happen is that it provides some restriction of access "in the normal course of its operation". Getting around these access restrictions may well be trivial -- but it's also a felony under federal law punishable by up to five years in prison!
"effective" means "having the effect of", not "is capable of doing".