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A religion which has fundamentals in 'file-sharing', has officially been recognized by the Swedish government.
The Church of Kopimism believes that "sharing information through copying" is a religious service (BBC News).
The Church holds the CTRL+C and CTRL+V symbols as sacred, focusing upon "open distribution of knowledge to all."
The founder of the Church, a 19-year-old philosophy student Isak Gerson, says that "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".
The BBC reports:
"Despite the new-found interest in the organisation, experts said religious status for file-sharing would have little effect on the global crackdown on piracy.
The Church of Kopimism believes that "sharing information through copying" is a religious service (BBC News).
The Church holds the CTRL+C and CTRL+V symbols as sacred, focusing upon "open distribution of knowledge to all."
The founder of the Church, a 19-year-old philosophy student Isak Gerson, says that "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".
The BBC reports:
"Despite the new-found interest in the organisation, experts said religious status for file-sharing would have little effect on the global crackdown on piracy.
"It is quite divorced from reality and is reflective of Swedish social norms rather than the Swedish legislative system," said music analyst Mark Mulligan.
"It doesn't mean that illegal file-sharing will become legal, any more than if 'Jedi' was recognised as a religion everyone would be walking around with light sabres.
"In some ways these guys are looking outdated. File-sharing as a means to pirate content is becoming yesterday's technology," he added."
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