Friday, January 06, 2012

Copy Me

Culture
File sharing officially recognised as a religion in SwedenCulture
A Message from the Head of the Holy
Kopimi Church


  

Res Ipsa Loquitur
Have I awakened in an alternate universe?
mary
FILE sharing has become a recognised religion in Sweden after a movement successfully registered the Church of Kopimism.

The group of 3000 members were official recognised by Swedish authorities and hope to make file sharing legal.

Spiritual leader of the Church of Kopimism Isak Gerson said the group’s main ritual is the act of copying and connecting with each other by sharing information.

“For the Church of Kopimism, information is holy and copying is a sacrament,” Mr Gerson wrote on the church’s website.

“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.”    
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There's nothing I can add, however I am reassured to discover that Pope(?) Gerson is a deist, and has no intention of overthrowing the U.S. government.


7 comments:

Jess said...

I'm guessing they'll get some tax breaks. If that's the case, I'll join. Hell, I'd join the First Unified Gaggle of Klingons if I could get some tax breaks.

Anonymous said...

Hmm..wonder if Julian Assange is the head honcho?

Anonymous said...

Word is, they're dodging the ongoing Scandinavian litigations
against P2P torrenting of copyrighted media. selah!

vw: rhanced, like dat smelly religion.

DougM said...

Soon to schism into the Mac cult and the Windows cult.
Trust me, DVDs will be burned!
(What? No, I don't know what the texting shorthand is for "Blaspheeeemerrrr!"

Rodger the Real King of France said...

b-meme

Anonymous said...

John Moses Browning Church of the .45, anyone?

Anonymous said...

If John Moses Browning, then Saint Jeff of Cooper.

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