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The Swedish government has formally recognised a “church” whose main belief is the right to file-share, in a move that is unlikely to be well-received by the Hollywood studios.

The recognition of the Church of Kopimism as a religion by the state of Sweden was revealed in a statement on the Church’s Website, after more than a year of trying to gain formal recognition.

“Just before Christmas, the Swedish government agency Kammarkollegiet registered the Church of Kopimism as a religious organisation. This means that Sweden is the first country to recognise Kopimism as a religion,” said the church’s statement.

It said that board chairman for the organisation Gustav Nipe had to apply three times.

“I think it might have something to do with the government organisations abiding by a very copyright-friendly attitude, with a twisted view on copying,” Nipe was quoted as saying.

According to the statement, the Church of Kopimism regards information as holy, and copying as a sacrament. It also holds CTRL+C and CTRL+V (the keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste) as sacred symbols.

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/swe...um=twitter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y9gMhTyM-E

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missionary_...f_Kopimism

**The Evil AC** I am not a number!!! User ID: 666 04-15-2012 05:14 AM

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 89344 04-15-2012 05:18 AM

They intend on seeding a virus to every copy of The Passion of the Christ.

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Kopimism made simple[10]:

All knowledge to all
The search for knowledge is sacred
The circulation of knowledge is sacred
The act of copying is sacred.

According to the Kopimist constitution[11]:

Copying of information is ethically right.
Dissemination of information is ethically right.
Copymixing is a sacred kind of copying, moreso than the perfect, digital copying, because it expands and enhances the existing wealth of information
Copying or remixing information communicated by another person is seen as an act of respect and a strong expression of acceptance and Kopimistic faith.
The Internet is holy.
Code is law.

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