Yes, that would help with that problem. If it were up to me I would just abolish copyrights and patents. But, another idea I have seen is that copyright lasts

Yes, that would help with that problem. If it were up to me I would just abolish copyrights and patents. But, another idea I have seen is that copyright lasts 2 years for free, and then after that you have to pay a fee (of your choice) to the government to retain copyright; copyright expires in 14 years. However, anyone can make it public domain early if they pay the copyright holder 100 times the fee for retaining copyright.