Yes.
A problem we face is how to protect the interest of the
creator in media works that reproduce perfectly. The internet
can play a role. The analogy I'd like to make is to theaters -
tickets and turnstiles. You open a work to play itself when
you go to a web address, not for the work (which is on
a physical medium like DVD) but for the key that lets it play.
So, to reiterate and elaborate, part of a reproduction
is the an encryption lock. The matching keys reside at the
publisher who sets up a "turnstile" for the user to access
through the internet.
When the copyright expires, the keys become public.