The problem is that these aren't just lazy programs, they're unmonitored programs. Somebody needs to actually determine what the major users of the blocks are and tell the developers of those systems about it. Even the malware creators have no benefit to using dead space like 1.1.1.1.
A researcher at a major institute should be allowed to study 1.1.1.1 for a while.
A researcher at a major institute should be allowed to study 1.1.1.1 for a while.