my new religion is Kopimism!!

[nemesiss]

if i were Swedish...

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/04/group-claims-piracy-now-a-religion-in-sweden/

A group of people related to the Swedish Pirate Party claimed this week that the state has officially sanctioned "Kopimism" as a legitimate religion, granting them the freedom to carry out their holy sacrament of copying information from the Internet.

(Update: Reached for comment by Raw Story, Swedish authorities with the Kammarkollegiet confirmed that Kopimism has indeed been granted the status of a religion.)

The Missionary Church of Kopimism, which holds that copying information is a sacred act, has been wrangling with Swedish authorities for over a year, trying to obtain recognition for their beliefs. Their first request was denied in March of 2011 after authorities found that they did not meet the formal requirements to be recognized as a valid faith.

 

[Prolescum]

I suspect this news will make Improbable Joe both annoyed and amused.

 

[celavey]

Yeah. I have read something about this religion. It has just been accepted as a religion yesterday. They say that Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V are sacred symbols.. This ain't right...

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Oh so good!!

 

[australopithecus]

And the crucifix, a method of execution, is completely fine?

 

[nemesiss]

And the crucifix, a method of execution, is completely fine?

i think their status on that would be: don't care.


from their website, which is overloaded with internet-traffic:
http://www.kopimistsamfundet.se/

ENGLISH

Press release from the Church of Kopimism

The Church of Kopimism is recognized by the state of Sweden

Just before Christmas, the Swedish governmental agency Kammarkollegiet registered the Church of Kopimism as a religious organisation. This means that Sweden is the first country to recognize kopimism as a religion.

The Church of Kopimism have tried to become registered as a religious organisation by Kammarkollegiet for more than a year.

- Since Kammarkollegiet has been strict with formalities, we had to apply three times, a happy Gustav Nipe - board chairman for the organisation - says. He continues, I think it might have something to do with the governmental organisations abiding by a very copyright friendly attitude, with a twisted view on copying.

For the Church of Kopimism, information is holy and copying is a sacrament. Information holds a value, in itself and in what it contains, and the value multiplies through copying. Therefore, copying is central for the organisation and its members.

Being recognized by the state of Sweden is a large step for all of kopimi. Hopefully, this is one step towards the day when we can live out our faith without fear of persecution, says Isak Gerson, spiritual leader of the Church of Kopimism.

The Church of Kopimism is a religious organisation with roots from 2010. The organisation formalizes a community that's been well spread for a long time already. The community of kopimi requires no formal membership. You just have to feel a calling to worship what is the holiest of the holiest, information and copy. To do this, we organize kopyactings - religious services - where the kopimists share information with eachother through copying and remix.

Copy and seed.

Link http://kopimistsamfundet.se

Contact
Isak Gerson, spiritual leader: 0046731585745

Gustav Nipe, board chairman: 0046760188918

this religion is so hilarious, you'd think this would be a joke gone out of CTRL.
technically, any torrent-site is now a religious service... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

with that SOPA bill in america, this should become interesting.
US goverment: you pirated stuff have, you web-site down NOW!
kopimist: NO! this religion. this sacred.
US goverment: .... WTF??!!