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Piracy Becomes a Religion in Sweden
Missionary Church of Kopimism Approved by Authorities
by Karl Bode Thursday 05-Jan-2012 tags: legal · Fileswapping · world · Oddities · consumers
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In what's either a joke or a failed effort to protect their activities from legal assault, a group of pirates in Sweden have successfully turned piracy into a religion. According to Torrent Freak, the Missionary Church of Kopimism was founded in 2010 by Philosophy student Isak Gerson, and was this week confirmed as an official religion by Swedish authorities. According to the religion's website, Sunday service apparently consists of getting together and swapping the Led Zeppelin discography:

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.

Apparently the plan is to claim religious persecution when they're busted for copyright infringement, so we'll have to see how this adventure works out for them.

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thegeek
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Finally a Religion I Could Get Behind

Even the Flying Spaghetti Monster was a little too much for my Atheist views.

DaveDude
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Re: Finally a Religion I Could Get Behind

if only there was a rasta aspect , i would join too

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Re: Finally a Religion I Could Get Behind

said by DaveDude:

if only there was a rasta aspect , i would join too

I nominate this for "Post of the week".
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Mannus
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go for it.

Hey, if it works for Scientology.

BF69
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Re: go for it.

said by Mannus:

Hey, if it works for Scientology.

You mean ALL religions. A Christian making fun of other religions is like a person believing in Santa Claus making fun of someone believing in the Easter Bunny.

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Re: go for it.

said by BF69:

said by Mannus:

Hey, if it works for Scientology.

You mean ALL religions. A Christian making fun of other religions is like a person believing in Santa Claus making fun of someone believing in the Easter Bunny.

yeah, but I was specifically poking fun of scientology because I can.

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Re: go for it.

said by Mannus:

said by BF69:

said by Mannus:

Hey, if it works for Scientology.

You mean ALL religions. A Christian making fun of other religions is like a person believing in Santa Claus making fun of someone believing in the Easter Bunny.

yeah, but I was specifically poking fun of scientology because I can.

Careful, they might sue you for that. They don't take criticism very well.
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Re: go for it.

said by Doctor Four:

Careful, they might sue you for that. They don't take criticism very well.

They have done worse.

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Think of the Jamaican Rastafarians their sacrament is the Holy Ganja.

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I think you meant "if it works for any other religion."
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Won't let you get off the hook for copywrite infringement, but it could allow you to counter sue for hate law violations against you and for infringing on your religious freedoms.

As stupid as Kopimism sounds, and it does sound silly, everything about the MPAA is no less stupid and head in the sand intolerant of forward thinking.

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Will Kopimism stand up to MPAA?

Sounds like one of those religions started in the US to get around paying income tax. The IRS in the US makes mincemeat of those phony religions and I suspect even Sweden will not let a kopimist get away with ignoring infringement laws based on this so-called religious affiliation.
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Re: Will Kopimism stand up to MPAA?

Or those that claimed polygamy was protected by their religion
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Missionary?

Gimme that old time... erm wait, they are not that old.

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Interesting, but

News on this site is always delayed a day or two behind Reddit :P

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Re: Interesting, but

every site is a day or two behind reddit.

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Where do I sign up?

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ROFL

That's awesome, I'm sure it won't work but it's worth a laugh.

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Hallelujah!

Praise Kopi, son of Multiplicity. May your followers be duplicated unto infinity. Fight the undead Riaa with your divine sword Torrent. Keep us safe from SOPA.

Amen

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Hey why not....

Christianity and other main religions were once thought up by man as well. Maybe we'll get another great fairytale book out of it, the fairytales from the Bible have given us TV series, movies, and a good many books out of the deal.
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Re: Hey why not....

I could see the beginning of that book.

Book Of Piracy Chapter 1 Verse 34 - 40

After Coding for 6 days, The lord Intell (full name Intellius AMDum Citrixsium) thought the world looks Empty, so the lord created Jobbs and Gates. Chaos soon ensued as the Devil Metallicalis rose up from below and Proclaimed. I am your god heathens, You shall pay to hear my glorious words

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Instead of holy water...

WOuld it be holy bits, or holy download?

I wonder what Christmas would be like? a free download day?
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Great...

...now I have to decide if I want to celebrate Kopimas or Cthulhumas. Man, religion is HARD.
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evolved words?

Maybe Cee Lo green is onto something here..

"All religion is true"? Even one with piracy as it's core principle? Things that make you go Hmm..

»freethoughtblogs.com/camelswithh···is-true/

If John Lennon actually lived longer his wisdom would have evolved to eventually say (in a song) that it's people's negative uses of religion that's bad. There are good and bad people of all stripe, even atheists.. getting rid of religion and cloaking the world in utopian ideals wouldn't stop WWIII or TPB.

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piracy in sweden

Hello folks,

Piracy in Sweden is almost impossible to prove. We value personal integrity more than multi billion companies. Very few people have been convicted, and the fines are cheaper than speeding.

In Sweden sharing is caring.

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