IT’S A WONDERFUL COPYRIGHT MESS. “Why does It’s a Wonderful Life now only air twice during the holidays — and only on NBC? Growing up in the 1980s, I saw It’s a Wonderful Life several times each year. It was a staple of hundreds of networks. It was on the Family Channel, on the local independent TV station, and on innumerable other venues. The great mystery revolves around our nation’s copyright laws.”

Oh, well. The IowaHawk version seems more timely these days anyway.