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outlier -> File Copying New Swedish File Sharing Religion: Church Of Kopimism (1/6/2012 4:18:56 PM)
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http://mashable.com/2012/01/05/sweden-religion-file-sharing/
The Church of Kopimism, a religion whose central tenet is the free sharing of information,
has been formally recognized by the Swedish government. Kopimists believe all information
sharing is “holy” and that the value of information multiplies when it’s shared. They hold
CTRL+C and CTRL+V, keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting, to be sacred symbols
of their religion. (We’re not making this stuff up.)
According to a press release on the Church’s website, Kopimism has been striving to achieve
legal recognition in Sweden for more than a year. The church’s board chairman, Gustav Nipe,
says the Kopimists has tried three times to register with Kammarkollegiet, the Swedish
Administrative Services Agency. They were ultimately successful and recognized as a religion
just before Christmas of last year. Formal acknowledgment provides the Church of Kopimism,
named for the Swedish word for “copy,” with legal protections under that country’s law and
potential access to government-assisted funding.
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