Pirated!

Before I comment on what's been pirated, first I would like to mention that Lady Joyce McCool is having surgery today, shortly after noon, Eastern Standard Time.

I'm praying, as are many others, that when the procedure is complete, she'll be cancer free, and will have no complications with her recovery.  Joyce was diagnosed with breast cancer a short time ago, but her faith is strong, and her attitude is positive. If you pray, remembering her in your prayers today will be appreciated by many.

Joyce McCool

Joyce and her husband, Bishop Spencer K. McCool lost their son, Cory, to cancer only a few years ago.  So, this isn't the first time the McCool family has faced this beast, and suffered the fall-out that cancer causes.  The McCools are one family that reflects many families facing a challenge none of them chose or wanted.  The Bishop has promised to keep his family, friends and readers informed of when surgery is over, and the outcome via his facebook page. 

DFW got hammered yesterday with storms.  However, my neighborhood got missed.  The tornado alert air horns were going off all over the place, but we ended up with only dark skies and rain.  No high winds.  No hail.  Just dark skies and some rain.

Other areas near here didn't fare so well.  Truck trailers were flattened, or tossed into the air like Tonka toys.

The last count I heard, via radio broadcast a few moments ago, was that 600 homes were demolished in the terriffic winds from multiple twisters in our area.

My mobile stayed in a constant ring with calls and messages from concerned friends and family.  For those checking on us here, thank you so much for caring and praying.  I appreciate it more than I can say.

BigEzine.com is publishing plagiarized literature!
Photo via halloween-wallpapers.blogspot.com

Regarding today's post title, "Pirated!", that's exactly what happened to me, and several colleagues who are writers on Hubpages.  Many of us had content stolen and posted as someone elses work, on a website called BigEzine.com.  It didn't seem to matter to the "expert writers" on BigEzine that the work they pirated had a copyright, prohibiting it from being reproduced, and even if it didn't plagiarism is a low and foul thing to occur in the writers' world, and has left many of us angry over the incidents.

Not all, but definitely many, writers work hard at what they do.  Most of us don't simply churn out content every few moments.  We actually work at it to make it look good and be accurate and interesting for our readers.  We strive to maintain a standard of excellence in our work, and it is infuritating when someone takes it from us, and claims the credit for writing it.

The content stolen from me was a recent review of Christian novelist, Frank Peretti's new release, Illusion.  It wasn't just a review, it was a very personal one due to the history of my introduction to Mr. Peretti's work.

Christian Novelist, Frank Peretti

The "expert writer" who swiped my work and claimed it as his own, didn't even bother to remove my name from it as the author.  He (or she) simply copied and pasted the entire article onto his page on BigEzine.  Quite bold of him, and totally without class and integrity. 

Several of us who had content stolen and re-published on BigEzine.com are taking action and filing complaints to get the problem resolved and our work taken off their site.  But, it's a problem we never should have had to contend with in the first place.

Content pirates fall into the same class as cattle rustlers, and should be dealt with accordingly.

That's it for this one!  Thanks for the read!

Until next time, God bless you, be safe, and don't forget to thank a Veteran at your next opportunity!

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