Det Missionerande Kopimistsamfundet
Det Missionerande Kopimistsamfundet (Swedish for: The Missionary Church of Kopimism ) is a community of file sharers who believe that copying information is a sacred virtue. The followers of the Community Kopimisten (ger .: Kopimists called), their teaching Kopimismus . The name is made up of the words " Kopimi " and -ismus . -Ism comes from Latin and means doctrine of ; Kopimi, on the other hand, derives from the phonetically similar request copy me , in German: copy me . Thus, "copimism" translated means the teaching of "copy me" .
history
The history of copimism begins in Sweden in 2003 with the establishment of the so-called Piratbyrån . This was a so-called "anti-copyright" organization. Members of this pirate office founded the BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay that same year . In 2005 it published the anthology Kopimi. After the servers of Piratbyrån were confiscated on May 31, 2006, its members closed it in 2010 "for reflection". "The Pirate Bay" has since been on the Piratpartiet hosted.
The then 19-year-old philosophy student Isak Gerson is active in their youth association Ung Pirat . He is also treasurer of the Christian student movement in Sweden, where he tries to combine the two ideologies. The church was founded in 2010. An application made in the same year to officially recognize the church as such was rejected in July 2011. After two other failed applications, Det Missionerande Kopimistsamfundet was recognized as a religion by the Kammarkollegiet at the end of December 2011 . From this point on, copimism was recognized as a religion in Sweden and is therefore no longer referred to as a sect . Between mid-2010 and early 2011, the number of members tripled from 1,000 to 3,000.
Teaching
In order to be accepted as a religion, the church had to include some form of prayer or meditation in its rituals, which the church expresses through the worship of the value of information in the form of copying. The church calls this copyacting . According to the Church, communication is sacred. Since the Internet is one of the best places to do this, as well as file sharing, it is also considered sacred. The copying and dissemination of information is ethically correct, so-called copymixing is a sacred, sacred form of copying, since it increases and improves the existing wealth of information. In addition, "copimists" see it as a sign of respect to copy and "remix" published information from another person, as it is a strong expression of acceptance and copimistic belief.
In addition, the “kopimi” logo is considered sacred.
Symbols
The symbol of the Missionary Church of Copimism is a pyramid with a three-dimensional K or C at the top, depending on the language. It was designed by Piratbyrån as the opposite of copyright , i. H. it indicates when a work is to be copied.
In addition, the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V are sacred symbols of the Church as they are commonly used for copying and pasting . That is why they are usually presented in the form of a yin and yang instead of the two points.
Another possible religious symbol is a red “V” on a white background with a small blue triangle in the opening above. Its starting point on the ground represents information that gains in value through dissemination. This makes the point the top of a pyramid. The fact that this is upside down symbolizes that copimism seeks to reverse the classic, hierarchical principle. An individual should no longer be at the top, but form the basis. A triangle is cut out exactly in the middle on the upper edge, creating the red V. This stands for the key combination Ctrl + V, which is used to insert information. The triangle that has been cut out is colored blue and, conversely, reinserted into the gap, which symbolizes that possible disadvantages are outweighed. It also has an upward arrow, which shows that the dissemination of the information is not yet complete.
In addition, the symbol of The Pirate Bay and the logo of the Home Taping Is Killing Music campaign, as well as its modifications and parodies, are used.
copyright
In an interview, the church founder Gerson stated that he considers the current copyrights to be "very problematic". In his view, these must at least be rewritten, but he suggests abolishing most of the copyright laws. According to Isak Gerson, all file sharing should be allowed. However, the formal status of the church does not change the prosecution of members for copyright infringement , although Gerson hopes that the copimists' beliefs will be incorporated into future legislation. Peter Sunde , a co-founder of The Pirate Bay , mentions in an article on the recognition of copimism that in Sweden the law on religious freedom is "absolute": "[...] no other is higher". The founder of the Pirate Party, Rickard Falkvinge, also describes the protection of religion in Sweden in a similar way and specifically addresses the privileged status of talks with priests. These must not be overheard and are not admissible as evidence in court. The chairwoman of the Swedish Pirate Party, Anna Troberg , described the clash between copyright and religious freedom as "certainly entertaining". She also stated that she saw the church as an "interesting phenomenon" but would not join because she was an agnostic herself .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Nicholas Jackson: The Information Will Get Out: A New Religion for File-Sharers - Nicholas Jackson - Technology - The Atlantic. The Atlantic , April 10, 2011, accessed January 4, 2012 .
- ↑ File Sharers Await Official Recognition of New Religion. TorrentFreak , April 10, 2011, accessed January 4, 2012 .
- ↑ Michael Citrome: NETWORTHY: Copy, paste, amen. Montreal Mirror, April 14, 2011; archived from the original on April 17, 2011 ; accessed on January 4, 2012 .
- ↑ Solidarity with Ladonia! Stop the dirty war! Blogger, July 25, 2006, accessed January 4, 2012 .
- ↑ Isak Gerson: Varför en kristen ska rösta på Piratpartiet. November 11, 2010, accessed January 7, 2012 (Swedish).
- ↑ a b Reproduction as a question of faith. (No longer available online.) Deutschlandradio , July 5, 2011, archived from the original on September 4, 2011 ; Retrieved January 4, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c File-Sharing Recognized as Official Religion in Sweden. TorrentFreak, January 4, 2012, accessed January 4, 2012 .
- ↑ Olivia Solon: Sweden recognizes church of file sharing as a religion. (No longer available online.) Wired January 4, 2011, archived from the original January 8, 2012 ; accessed on January 5, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Church of Kopimism is recognized by the state of Sweden. Church of Kopimism, accessed January 4, 2012 .
- ↑ a b c Alison George: Kopimism: the world's newest religion explained. NewScientist, January 6, 2012, accessed January 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Kopimist Constitution - The value system. (No longer available online.) Church of Kopimism, archived from the original on May 13, 2012 ; accessed on August 3, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kopimist Constitution - Church of Kopimism Symbols. (No longer available online.) Church of Kopimism, archived from the original on May 13, 2012 ; accessed on August 3, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ The Missionary Church of Copimism. (unofficial German site - private homepage), accessed on August 3, 2012 .
- ↑ I copy me. Retrieved August 4, 2012 .
- ↑ Peter Sunde: Kopimi as a religion. January 6, 2012, accessed January 10, 2012 .
- ^ Rickard Falkvinge: Legal Ramifications Of File-Sharing Now Being Religious Worship. January 5, 2012, accessed January 10, 2012 .
- ↑ Anna Troberg: När fan blir gammal blir han religious. (No longer available online.) January 4, 2012, archived from the original on January 8, 2012 ; Retrieved January 11, 2012 (Swedish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Anna Troberg: Andras ilska är ett ypperligt tillfälle att själv bygga förtroende. (No longer available online.) January 10, 2012, archived from the original on January 13, 2012 ; Retrieved January 11, 2012 (Swedish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
