The religion of Kopimism, created in Sweden, believes in the free transfer of knowledge and information, therefore the copy and paste functions are viewed as sacred symbols.
Kopimism was developed by a 19 year-old Swedish Philosophy student. Followers of the religion oppose the monopolization of information in all forms such as copy right and piracy laws.
The spiritual tenets of the religions hold copying as the ideal, as a tool for learning, as an art form, as well as an expression of respect. And, according to the doctrines of the religion, the Internet is holy and and copying information is ethically right.
On January 5, 2012, Kopimism was accepted by Sweden as a legitimate religion, but this does not mean that the religion's affiliation with illegal file sharing will be excused under Sweden's Zero Tolerance Policy toward broken copyright laws.
