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No, what we need is law enforcement to understand the technology so they don't try to enact stupid rules like "block access to a particular IP address," and to stop listening to the media corps' propaganda. LE needs to figure out (1) what kinds of damage are being done, (2) how much damage that is, and (3) who is liable for those damages.
I'm not saying "piracy is not a problem." I'm saying that the solution to that problem is not going to be "increase corporate ability to squash those they accuse of infringement, without reconsidering all of copyright law." The laws need to be rewritten from scratch to deal with the realities of computers and the Internet--THEN we can start sorting out which types of copyrighted works need what kinds of legal protection.
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I think both LE and the publishers are quite aware of the technology . ( Its only the technologists conceit that publishers are Neanderthals who don't know nothing bout computers). DNS filtering has its place but its not a particularly effective tool .
I see no need to re-write from scratch. Whats needed is to give courts and LE jurisdiction to enforce laws, regardless of where the servers or operators are located. Its one thing to thumb your nose at authorities if you know they can't send their agents across borders to arrest you. Its different if you have to contemplate federal agents showing up with warrants in the middle of nights seizing your computers and freezing your accounts.
As to copyright law, adjustments can be made so long as to core is preserved.