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The Church of Kopimism, a “religion” based around file-sharing, has been formally recognised by the government of Sweden.
As reported by the BBC, the Church of Kopimism was registered by government offices just before Christmas. The movement’s leaders had already applied twice before, without success.
“For the Church of Kopimism, information is holy and copying is a sacrament,” said the religion’s founder, 19-year-old philosophy student Isak Gerson. “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 recognised 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.”
Kopimism regards CTRL+C and CTRL+V to be sacred symbols.
Unsurprisingly, the official Kopimist site has received a huge volume of traffic over the past few days. The usual portal has been switched to a static page for the time being; if you’re interested in joining, the Kopimists suggest that you come back in a few days time when things have calmed down.
I can’t decide if I think this is funny, or a stupid waste of people’s time. I guess it’s both, really.
If Kopimism were to be recognised in the US, its practitioners could probably oppose SOPA on the grounds of religious persecution. But that’ll never happen in a million years.
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