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Missionary Church of Kopimism

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116:. A "Kopimist" or "Kopimist intellectual" is a person who has the philosophical belief that all information should be freely distributed and unrestricted. This philosophy opposes the monopolization of knowledge in all its forms, such as copyright, and encourages file sharing of all types of media including music, movies, TV shows, and software. In fact, the act of withholding and economizing information through copyright is against the sacredness of information. In its spiritual emphasis on copying as an ideal, Kopimism shares values with Chinese aesthetic traditions, in which "copying is valued not only as a learning tool (as it is in the West) but as artistically satisfying in its own right," a concept also called 1005: 39: 31: 96:
which are the fundamental roots of the Church's beliefs and calls for an invitation to copy information. The word "Kopimi" first showed up on a pirate Agency Forum. Isak Gerson, one of the core founders, saw something beautiful and theological in this concept of "copy me" and argued that the digital
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The church declared: "We are very happy today. Love is all about sharing. A married couple shares everything with each other. Hopefully, they will copy and remix some DNA-cells and create a new human being. That is the spirit of Kopimism. Feel the love and share that information. Copy all of its
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There was severe backlash amongst the media and Christian journals in 2011 after the founders first submitted their application for registering as a religion as journalists condemned the Missionary Church of Kopimism as "a political adventure", "a PR stunt", and "a devaluation of religion".
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Both founders, Gerson and Nipe, have had an extensive background in online activism and served as major players in the Swedish Piracy Movement, which caused many journalists and government officials in Sweden to speculate on the real goals of the creation of this organization.
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Copymixing (the copying and mixing of information with others) is a sacred kind of copying, more so than the perfect, digital copying, because it expands and enhances the existing wealth of information.
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sharing of data is a fundamental act in our universe through the reproduction and copying of cells, DNA, and genes and that the entirety of the internet is essentially for sharing.
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United States of America (including in the state of Illinois in the United States where Kopimism has registered as a non profit 503(c) organization in the form of a church.)
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Gerson has been credited with once saying, "The only thing we can do as Christians now, I suppose, is to do what Jesus tried doing – and do it better."
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Copying or remixing information communicated by another person is seen as an act of respect and a strong expression of acceptance and Kopimistic faith.
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On January 5, 2012, Kopimism was accepted by Sweden as a legitimate religion with an estimated 4,000 members. The religion's association with illegal
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who believe that copying information is a sacred virtue; it was founded by Isak Gerson, a 19-year-old philosophy student, and Gustav Nipe in
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has been said not to be a sign that illegal file-sharing will be excused from Sweden's zero-tolerance approach to the controversial matter.
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The community also holds a religious service known as "kopyacting" in which information is distributed to the believers using photocopiers.
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According to the church, "In our belief, communication is sacred." No belief in gods or supernatural phenomena apart from
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Dareberg, L (February 1, 2012). "La˚t oss starta en religion! Forsamlingar klarar sig utan myndighetens forsyn".
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On April 28, 2012, the Missionary Church of Kopimism held their first wedding. The wedding took place in
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Gerson, the missionary leader of the Church of Kopimism, attended as a witness during the wedding.
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Dahlstrom F (2011) Han vill att fildelning ska klassas som religion. Uppsalatidningen, 8 April.
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in the autumn of 2010. The Church, based in Sweden, has been officially recognized by the
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Sinnreich, Aram (2016-04-02). "Sharing in spirit: Kopimism and the digital Eucharist".
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John, Nicholas A. (2013-03-01). "Sharing and Web 2.0: The emergence of a keyword".
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Editorial (January 12, 2012). "Kammarkollegiet undergraver religionsfriheten".
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as a religious community in January 2012, after three application attempts.
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Gerson has denied any connection between the Church and filesharing site
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Zetterman, J (March 22, 2012). "De vill fildela i skydd av religionen".
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Gerson I (2014a) Interview with Gerson. By Nilsson PE, Upssala, 7 May
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man. The holy ceremony was conducted by a Kopimistic Op, wearing a
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Kopimism has also taken root in multiple nations, including:
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Index

Kopimism


Swedish
file sharers
Uppsala, Sweden
Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency
The Pirate Bay
Piratbyrån
Kopimi
CTRL+C
CTRL+V
file sharing
Belgrade, Serbia
Romanian
Italian
Guy Fawkes mask
Anti-copyright
Culture vs. Copyright
Gift economy
Information wants to be free
List of new religious movements
New religious movement
Parody religion
Religion and the Internet


"The Information Will Get Out: A New Religion for File-Sharers"
The Atlantic
"File-Sharers Await Official Recognition of New Religion"

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