Many movies are locked the same way because their owner think they're not worth publishing again and after all, it's their stuff, they do/don't do whatever they

Many movies are locked the same way because their owner think they're not worth publishing again and after all, it's their stuff, they do/don't do whatever they want with it. It'd be so much better if copyright was limited for say, 30 years. So that you could pay when you're young and get it for free when you're old... So you'd pay for novelty, not for content. Dunno...