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Filesharing Now an Official Religion In Sweden

Idle · Piracy · 2012-01-04 06:43 · posted by timothy · from the but-do-they-have-snacks-and-coffee? dept. · 358 comments

bs0d3 writes "Kopimism is now an official religion in Sweden. Kopimi beliefs originated with the Swedish group called Piratbyran who believed that everything should be shared freely online without restrictions from copyright. Leader Isak Gerson, has recently had some disagreements with the Swedish Pirate Party where many people disagree with all religions." Here's the official website for the "Missionary Church of Kopimism."
Idle: File-Sharing Is Not a Religion, Says Swedish Government

Idle · Government · 2011-07-09 09:46 · posted by timothy · from the more-of-an-ethos-or-perhaps-a-lifestyle dept. · 250 comments

Dangerous_Minds writes "ZeroPaid is reporting on an attempt in Sweden to recognize filesharing as a religion. The religion's website calls this 'Kopimism' and says that sharing of knowledge is sacred. Apparently, Swedish authorities were not convinced. A recent report shows that the attempt failed to convince the authorities to recognize Kopimism as a religion."