Blame google translate for bad translation.
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Could file sharing is classified as a religion? Yes, says Kopimistsamfundet, a radical faction of pirates who want to become registered as a religious community.
Why do you want to be recognized as a religious community?
- We want to be accepted by the state and society. We are heavily treated and think that religious freedom should apply to us also, "said Isaac Gerson, mission director of Kopimistsamfundet. But you should not form a political party instead?
- No, we are a religious organization because we believe in something. We have a religious belief.
How many are you?
- We have 150-200 members in the Register.
What are your beliefs?
- The sacred and inviolable value in disseminating information, especially over the internet. Sharing, We see this as something sacred.
But file sharing is illegal?
- That it is illegal does not mean you can not believe in file sharing. We do not think that law should dictate what beliefs we have. We condemn the copyright and similar laws.
You say that you are celebrating a religious service. How?
- We gather in a community and share information with each other in formal forms. We do not cover a specific time but when we feel like it.
What message do you deploy?
- The copying of information, file sharing, have a sacred value in itself.
Administrative Services Agency recently rejected your application to become a faith community. Why?
- They believe that we have no rituals as a religious community, such as prayer and meditation.
Do you have it then?
- It is a matter of interpretation. Our prayer is not formalized as a church.
Do you believe in a higher power?
- No, but moments of meditation is part of what we do. We contemplate the information, copying and its holiness.
DIt is said that you have links to the Pirate Party. Is it true?
- No, there are no formal links between us. We differ quite different but both are critical to the copyright.
Who are you?
- A 19-year-old philosophy student who studies at the University of Uppsala.
What will you do now?
- We will have a dialogue with Officers of Administrative Services Agency to submit a new application for recognition as a religious community.
Why do you want to be recognized as a religious community?
- We want to be accepted by the state and society. We are heavily treated and think that religious freedom should apply to us also, "said Isaac Gerson, mission director of Kopimistsamfundet. But you should not form a political party instead?
- No, we are a religious organization because we believe in something. We have a religious belief.
How many are you?
- We have 150-200 members in the Register.
What are your beliefs?
- The sacred and inviolable value in disseminating information, especially over the internet. Sharing, We see this as something sacred.
But file sharing is illegal?
- That it is illegal does not mean you can not believe in file sharing. We do not think that law should dictate what beliefs we have. We condemn the copyright and similar laws.
You say that you are celebrating a religious service. How?
- We gather in a community and share information with each other in formal forms. We do not cover a specific time but when we feel like it.
What message do you deploy?
- The copying of information, file sharing, have a sacred value in itself.
Administrative Services Agency recently rejected your application to become a faith community. Why?
- They believe that we have no rituals as a religious community, such as prayer and meditation.
Do you have it then?
- It is a matter of interpretation. Our prayer is not formalized as a church.
Do you believe in a higher power?
- No, but moments of meditation is part of what we do. We contemplate the information, copying and its holiness.
DIt is said that you have links to the Pirate Party. Is it true?
- No, there are no formal links between us. We differ quite different but both are critical to the copyright.
Who are you?
- A 19-year-old philosophy student who studies at the University of Uppsala.
What will you do now?
- We will have a dialogue with Officers of Administrative Services Agency to submit a new application for recognition as a religious community.
Thoughts? Filesharing as a religion, good or bad or simply HELP I AM TRAPPED IN 2006 PLEASE SEND A TIME MACHINE?
Freedom of religion ftw ^^
