DEGREES OF
GLADNESS: Observations thereof
By ASK: ADRiENNE
SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
STUDIO 1437
DATELINE: Sunday, May 13, 2012 – 7:05 PM
On
Friday, December 9, 1966 Cream released “I’m
So Glad”1 that placed Audiences
into the suggestive Mood of being ‘so
glad’ for any Variety of Reasons
that they could think up, use or employ. This
Sentiment was felt during an explosive Era of Civil Strife, Free Love, a Time lending
itself to(wards) the Purpose of Questioning the unquestionable; when Pigs were not Swine; with bloody & violent Protests
raging; Inequality & Segregation leading Movements; Conscientious Objectors
making Pivotal Points; orchestrated by a demanding Renegade of tumultuous
Counterculture of BabyBoomers that would not
let Unrest rest in that ground-breaking battlefields of this elliptic Decade. As
ironic as that Title was, perhaps it
should have been reworded to: “I’m So Mad”
but that was never to be(come) The
Case. Back then:
A First Class Stamp cost 4¢
A Gallon of Regular Gas cost 31¢
A Gallon of Milk cost 49¢
A Dozen Eggs cost 57¢
A Hamburger cost 25¢2
As Waves
of Nostalgia now fog the 21ST
Century with the Passing of each New
Month, Gladness had predominated; in the Air and over the Airwaves. Today, the Bands have disbanded; Stamps are
adhesive; or being phased out; Gas is so
(g)astronomically expensive thousands have chosen to walk, rollerblade, bike or
hike instead; Eggs are infected and tainted with Salmonella & Botulism;
Milk is not drinkable for those Individuals stricken with Lactose-Intolerants;
Burger Mania has (for many) been replaced by (bland) Veggie Burgers; and Recalls happen on
a Daily Bases across our Granite Planet. Only skimming the Surface of a deeper
Socio-Political and Eco Dilemma, there’s not
much before us or on the horizon to be ‘glad’
about anymore. If ‘The Change’ does us
good, many are not agreeing.
Every Particle
and Particular has changed since the Groovy-dipping Days of the 1960s. Even ‘The
Nature of Nature’ is unleashing Storms of Wrath at unexpected Moments destroying
what Man has made. Gone are the ‘Good Old Days of Yesteryear’ of being ‘so glad’
or have they?
As a
Professional Creative Writer who has carved out my own Niche known as EVENTOLOGY (launched
in July of 1990), one of those
unexpected EVENTS (minus any
Gladness or Joy) happened to me when one of my popular HOLIDATES (an EVENTOLOGICAL Writing
I created 18 Years ago) was stolen, converted,
plagiarized and placed on TV, as a Four (4) Day
Commercial Run, violating my Copyrights as a Creatif in the United States of
America, one of my inalienable Rights being sacrificed for the Greediness of an
elitist, wealthy corporate Family.
Coincidentally, as I word
this Document, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World End (released in 2007) is airing on ABC-TV. Although the TimeLine is slated between the 1720s to 1750s,3 one of the Characters
shouts out:
“Those Guilty of Piracy
would hang from their Neck until dead.”
My Sentiments exactly! Was
he reading my Mind? I had no Idea that my (smart) TV Set could
read my Mind. That’s called “being in the Right Place at the ‘Write’ Time.” Evidently, I’m not the only one who
feels that Way. ‘Plundered by Plagiarism’ cuts to the Bone
& Heart of the Matter, which matters to us all.
Given the Facts and Math that Sequence happened 250 Years ago, but it is
still relevant because:
THE
BOTTOM LINE REMAINS: How
dare Converters & Pirates steal from ‘The
Creatifs’ whose Mission is that of 3E: Entertainment,
Education
and Employment. Today, ‘Pirates’ (whether they steal Cargos
of Gold Bullion, Silver, Rum, Ransoms of Paintings or priceless Words) all ‘Natures’ and Levels of Theft are
found across the World, as well as infiltrating Hollywood (with realistic
Themes) and The Internet WHERE CONTENT IS KING.
Some Things never change. A Crime is a Crime is a Crime. The Degree of
Sophistication is what makes a 21ST Century Crime as astounding,
spirited and virally poisonous as it is.
However, never before have any Person, Place or Thing reckoned with me:
THE QUEEN OF THE
WRITTEN WORD.
Therefore, since this happened
to me and about what I pride myself in: MY WRiTiNGS, I strongly know (from
Past Experiences) that this Issue
affects us all and our Future as a
sophisticated and evolving Community.
Lemonade
is made from a Lemon. That is my Recipe
for Success. This Criminal Injustice points and
leads to the Fact that a very
important Phenomenon is occurring and needs to be recognized. That, of course, is: COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT that is
growing by alarming Rates and Measures. If
a dire Incident as this can happen to me, no one with Originality or Talent is
spared. Fuelled by The Internet, Modern
High Technology is viewed as either a Friend or Foe, depending on the given
Circumstances.
BEING IN THE WRITE PLACE @ THE WRITE TIME: Therefore, on Saturday Afternoon of May 12, 2012 I was amazingly glad (‘I’m so Glad,’1 We could say or sing-out) to see a Poster that grabbed my Attention announcing a Seminar on Protecting Your Intellectual Property. This was at Sulzer Library (a Regional Library located at 4455 North Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, Illinois USA).
A
Collaboration between the Chicago Public Library and the Chicago Bar
Association, the Hour–long Seminar is indeed open to the General Public. That’s you, me and all of our Neighbors, Friends, Co-Workers and interested Parties. By
mere Virtue of this Event’s Existence, it clearly demonstrates to me that the
Topic of COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT is HOT! and must be addressed and
discussed. It fosters in me the Encouragement
to air my Valued Opinions on a Topic that many (like myself) are impassioned
about: Writing, the ARTS and how
these Creations and those responsible
for its Making via their Words & Works must be preserved and protected.
Teaming
up to help the local Community understand what needs to be done before the
Crime – any Crime – is committed is
the First Step. Maybe now after 43 Years
with the Departure of the Retro-Rocking 1960s, it’s Time
to revisit that Mindset and to again
Question the UnQuestionable. History
does repeat itself, Time and Time again.
Maybe We can all be singing that Tune and feel that Way. It’s about Time. No
one else is more deserving.
FOOTNOTES
1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'm_So_Glad
2COST OF Stamp, Gas, Eggs,
Milk:
http://www.1960sflashback.com/1960/economy.asp
3 http://pirates.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline_of_Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_series
NOTE: Excerpted as Chapter 3 in my Forthcoming
eBook about Copyright Infringement.
©1979-2012. ASK: ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH. ALL
RIGHTS RESERVED.
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