Unfortunately, the way the legal system works in practice, no one interested in using the legal system the way copyright enforcers are would antagonize the police this way.
Yes, there is a need to return to the origins of copyright, to allow creators to profit from their work. If not profitable, a renewal fee every ~~5 years after an initial 25 year copyright, would allow works that do not earn enough to justify the renewal fee = public domain. If the work earned a lot, the creator would be incented to renew a few time, say for 5 renewals.
I do not like the current bought and paid for renewal fee, AKA Disney law = 105 years - and counting...
