That is the bigger problem, by far.
But as for copyrights:
Issues of "fair use" need a total revamp.
There is a high expense for getting permission to reproduce a cut of art, in a book. There should be a progressive fee, depending on the book genre, profits of book, educational value, etc. The lucrative fiction novel industry should probably be taxed to fund certain serious non-fiction types of work (scholarly books require an army of experts tut o produce, and there are few people who are interested in purchasing the product).
The copyright should expire much sooner than the law has it, now.
Perhaps proper credits should accompany reproductions.