The Swedish government agency Kammarkollegiet finally registered the Church of Kopimism as a religious organisation shortly before Christmas, the group said.Full details at BBC News.
"We had to apply three times," said Gustav Nipe, chairman of the organisation.
The church, which holds CTRL+C and CTRL+V (shortcuts for copy and paste) as sacred symbols, does not directly promote illegal file sharing, focusing instead on the open distribution of knowledge to all.
It was founded by 19-year-old philosophy student and leader Isak Gerson. He hopes that file-sharing will now be given religious protection.
File-sharing recognized as religion in Sweden
Posted on Thursday, January 05 2012 @ 20:37 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
The Swedish government agency Kammarkollegiet has recognised The Church of Kopimism as a religion. Followers of the church claim they view file-sharing as a religion, and hold CRTL+C and CTRL+V as sacred symbols.