I don't think that'd work well for the reasons others have stated. I do think a balance could be struck. Reduced length of terms (half? quarter?) of protectio

I don't think that'd work well for the reasons others have stated. I do think a balance could be struck. Reduced length of terms (half? quarter?) of protection, and a requirement that a copy of the media be placed in the library of congress, along with some amount of money earmarked for the preservation of it until it's in the public domain. I think something like that would work better as it avoids the problems with the analog loophole rendering the whole thing completely inert, but still makes it less attractive for most cases.