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Can the gospel of file sharing really be recognised as a religion? In Sweden it can.

Thieving idiots: Copying and file sharing recognised as a religion in Sweden Piracy_lead-420x0

In the midst of a worldwide debate about internet piracy, Swedish authorities have granted official religious status to the Church of Kopimism, which claims it considers CTRL+C and CTRL+V (shortcuts for copy and paste) to be sacred symbols, and that information is holy and copying is a sacrament.

The church was founded by philosophy student Isak Gerson, who is also the self-appointed spiritual leader of the movement.

In a statement on the church's website, he says its religious roots stem back to 2010 and that it formalised a community of file sharers that already has been "well spread" for a long time.

"The community of kopimi requires no formal membership," he writes. "You just have to feel a calling to worship what is the holiest of the holiest, information and copy."

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/copying-and-file-sharing-recognised-as-a-religion-in-sweden-20120106-1pnhn.html#ixzz1ieM8ToqF
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