Topic: Glaubensfragen - on January 14, 2012 at 1:07:00 PM CET
"I Share Therefore I Am" - File Sharing in Sweden Becomes an Official Religion
Internet freedom has won the day in Sweden as the religion The Missionary Church of Kopimism has been officially recognized by the government, instigating a new discussion on legality, spirituality and the shaky fate of our greatest collective achievement to date: the Net.
"The copying and sharing of information shouldn't be illegal, but it should be encouraged," said 20-year old philosophy student and Kopimism founder Isak Gerson. Gerson may have tapped into not only the zeitgeist but also his peer group as well. Other Digital Natives can no doubt relate to this notion extremely well, as a huge portion of their lives have been nurtured and matured in the nest of information technology.
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