David Bollier, in
Channels (Mar. 1988), 19 West 44th St., New
York, N.Y. 10036.
"Only one thing is impossible for God," Mark Twain once remarked. It is "to find any sense in any copyright law on the planet."
Twain's quip, notes Bollier, a Channels contributing editor, aptly de- scribes the current imbroglio over the ownership of TV programs. Televi- sion copyright law, he argues, has become a "baroque monstrosity."
Even using photocopiers, reproducing printed material...