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SATURDAY, APR 21, 2012| 4 comments

Kopimism, Sweden's Pirate Religion, Begins to Plunder America

A Swedish religion whose dogma centers on the belief that people should be free to copy and distribute all informationâ€”regardless of any copyright or trademarksâ€”has made its way to the United States.

Followers of so-called "Kopimism" believe copying, sharing, and improving on knowledge, music, and other types of information is only humanâ€”the Romans remixed Greek mythology, after all, they say. In January, Kopimismâ€”a play on the words "copy me"â€”was formally recognized by a Swedish government agency, raising its profile worldwide. ...

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4/23/12 5:12 PM

Ari Zion

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You cannot plunder what is already destitute!

4/23/12 12:20 PM

San Jose John

| San Jose, CA

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Sounds like they don't recognize the concept of intellectual property.

Sounds like just another (weird) form of Communism to me.

4/21/12 6:22 AM

call it what you want

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For the NT to be printed and promoted today, the publishing company would demand a copyright. Then, every month, fellows named Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Peter and James would receive a check in the mail and retire to their Florida homes during the winter months.

For the sake of Christianity's success, it's a good thing that this Kopimism religion was alive and well in the 1st Century.

4/21/12 12:06 AM

Don Randolph

| Arizona, USA

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This from a country that has nothing left to copy, unless you really are a Volvo fan. Corruption at its best.

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