It is also important to devise ways so that creators don't give away their rights in the first place. That will require market conditions so that individuals will themselves distribute their works in way that will result in sufficient remuneration without the need to involve a middleman.
I don't see that eliminating copyright would do away with the middleman - although it would probably do away with the current middleman. Wheat is produced competitively - but most of us don't deal directly with wheat farmers for our wheat. (ht: Crosbie Fitch)
