Sweden officially recognized file sharing as religion

Church of copimism · file sharing · freedom of information · Sweden · religion

aleksandrit January 5, 2012 at 21:11

Sweden officially recognized file sharing as religion

The Swedish government officially recognized the Church of Copimism, a religion whose central principle is the free flow of information.

Copyimists (copy me) believe that the exchange of information is sacred and that the value of information multiplies as it spreads. The sacred symbols of their religion are the keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V.

The Church of Copimism has been seeking legal recognition in Sweden for more than a year. Finally, before Christmas, the Swedish government officially recognized their religion.

According to philosophy student Isak Gerson, who founded the church, many people are still worried about going to jail while copying. He stated: "I hope in the name of Kopimi that this will change."

The struggle for a free and open Internet is not new for Sweden. Since 2006, the Pirate Party has been operating here, which advocates for the reform of copyright laws and the protection of online access to information. In 2009, the Pirate Party received more than 7% of Swedish votes in the European parliamentary elections.

The site of the newly registered church could not stand everyone's attention. A temporary page at his address encourages people interested in becoming copyists, "to return in a few days when the storm calms down."

via Mashable , TorrentFreak

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