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Filesharing Now an Official Religion In Sweden

Posted by timothy on from the but-do-they-have-snacks-and-coffee? dept.

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."

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  1. Is the clipboard by TheTruthIs · · Score: 5, Funny

    their holy scripture?

    1. Re:Is the clipboard by Joikas · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Creative Commons license, and GPL for that matter, are pro-copyright by their very definition. Only public domain is anti-copyright.

    2. Re:Is the clipboard by Narishma · · Score: 5, Funny

      As long as Clippy isn't their prophet we are safe.

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    3. Re:Is the clipboard by wedge3d · · Score: 5, Funny

      Every byte is sacred.
      Every byte is great.
      If a byte is wasted,
      God gets quite irate.

  2. It could be worse by obarthelemy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They could preach slavery, rape, murder, hating on gays/women/divorcees.
    Oh wait, that would probably let them justify having a state on top of a religion ^^

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    1. Re:It could be worse by JimCanuck · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Yes because slavery and lack of rights didn't exist under the "peaceful" way of life when the Dalai Lama was in charged of Tibet./sarcasm

    2. Re:It could be worse by gstoddart · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Only so in the western world. Buddhist countries, especially Theravada ones, lack that. That's why they're much more saner religions than western ones.

      And yet, it's illegal to even criticize the Monarchy in Thailand, Myanmar is a military dictatorship, and Cambodia had some of the worst atrocities this century.

      No religion (or country, or ethnic group) is above all of this crap ... granted, Buddhism doesn't have as much of a bent towards such things, but that doesn't mean that cultural attitudes don't get wrapped up in such thing.

      But, really, I've read stories about monks in Thailand (not to single them out) being involved in all sorts of things. I've even read stories of two sects openly fighting for control of temples because money was at stake.

      I wouldn't be so quick to believe that Buddhism (even Theravada) makes one immune to this kind of thing. Human nature means it is always there.

      It's easy enough to call yourself a practitioner of any religion and then proceed to all sorts of bad things in that name of that religion.

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  3. The result will be deadly by Ukab+the+Great · · Score: 5, Funny

    sectarian violence between Kopimists and the ABBAnites over lost royalty tithe income.

  4. Re:Joke by muuh-gnu · · Score: 5, Insightful

    > only hurt copyright reform movements.

    How exactly? Your alleged "serious" copyright reform movements never achieved anything of significance. The Pirate Party has achieved siginificant visibility in Europe. They have seats in the European Parliament, in the Berlin parliament and will probably get seats in the German federal parliament next year. They have already forced major parties to seriously rethink their internet policies or risk losing the whole sub-30 generation.