I don't disagree, but I don't think this would not work for all copyright. It might work for "personal use" reproduction - books, video games. I don't think it

I don't disagree, but I don't think this would not work for all copyright. It might work for "personal use" reproduction - books, video games. I don't think it would work for the 'public performance' part of copyright - composers, playwrights, movie directors. For example, a lot of contemporary music is not published at all. If you get a score from the composer, you still have to pay royalties when you perform the music publicly.