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Sweden recognises new file-sharing religion Kopimism

A "church" whose central tenet is the right to file-share has been formally recognised by the Swedish government.

The Church of Kopimism claims that "kopyacting" - sharing information through copying - is akin to a religious service.

The "spiritual leader" of the church said recognition was a "large step".



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Ya, I think it's high time I start my own religion.

No doubt metallicas lawyers will be contacting them shortly

There's something about fielsharing that does irk me a bit.  Although I'm down with freedom of information, I'm not really down with piracy.

Capitalism may be a nasty disease when merged with greed and devoid of human-kindness, but it does serve a purpose in getting things done.

Someone has to pay for things to be created, or nothing will be available TO share.  Of course, I don't think things should be created and sold for overly-high profits, so it's much of a muchness.

I just wish that we all paid less, not that some of us pay and some of us don't.  Stop the piracy and stop the profiteering, then we can all pay less (apart from the pirates, who have to pay more than the usual zero ) and corporations won't be hoarding all our wealth.

*wakes up suddenly*  Damn, that was a vivid dream I was having... ho-hum

Nevertheless this is freedom of religion. So Sweden is not only cool for viking ladies right? 

Ah, the ride of the Valkyries... nordic ladies cruising on hogs...  In the parlance of our times

If I'm wrong, poke my eye out and pop a raven on my shoulder!

Well dude you're f****ng right as regards Valkyries. But you forgot the spear about Odin.

Quote from: Andrea Da Fino on January 09, 2012, 05:30:43 AM
Well dude you're f****ng right as regards Valkyries. But you forgot the spear about Odin.

I'm not so much on the war side of things, I leave that to Tyr (who day is tomorrow).  I prefer to carry a long walking stick and play the wanderer on Wednesday, like a bearded Hobbitt

Oh well, I meant that Odin was sticked to the Yggdrasil through his spear. I see your point on Tyr but I've always found cooler Thor who drunk beer pretty much, even if at times he was a total a****le.

Ah, hobbits, good food, good beverages, zesty enterprises.... I know what you mean dude.

Quote from: The Havamal

Wounded I hung on a wind-swept gallows
For nine long nights,
Pierced by a spear, pledged to Odin,
Offered, myself to myself
The wisest know not from whence spring
The roots of that ancient rood.

They gave me no bread,
They gave me no mead,
I looked down;
With a loud cry
I took up runes;
From that tree I fell.

for a little more of this heathenry.

Quote from: Andrea Da Fino on January 09, 2012, 11:38:44 AM
Oh well, I meant that Odin was sticked to the Yggdrasil through his spear. I see your point on Tyr but I've always found cooler Thor who drunk beer pretty much, even if at times he was a total a****le.

I thought he was mostly about the mead rather than the ale.

Quote from: Andrea Da Fino on January 09, 2012, 11:38:44 AM
Ah, hobbits, good food, good beverages, zesty enterprises.... I know what you mean dude.

"Do think he knows about second breakfast?"

Quote from: meekon5 on January 09, 2012, 12:13:28 PM

Quote from: The Havamal
They gave me no bread,
They gave me no mead,
I looked down;
With a loud cry...

Yup, no bread and no mead make me cry too

Rev. Ed, it seems that with our blathering we have awakened our Pagan Dude. 

Mead, beer, whatever; if it gets your mind limber it's good anyway. But you're right meekon, my fault as I see beer as Gods' beverage, not mead.

Great quote about second breakfast, you know, I wear a One Ring reproduction all the time so I know what you're talking about.

Anyway Dudes one day or another we three should go in Sweden and have a look for those Viking Ladies. Just to see if they are real or not, only that from what I know in Sweden beer costs an eye. We should probably have to take our own beverages with us, renting a cart probably. 

Or are there Viking ladies in UK?

Quote from: Andrea Da Fino on January 10, 2012, 02:32:06 AM
Or are there Viking ladies in UK?

No, we mostly exported women TO the Vikings, not from

Oh well. 

Which reminds me:

Quote from: meekon5 on September 08, 2011, 10:23:40 AM
Last south coast Dudeist meetup pics have finally come through:

Did someone just call for a dwarf in a waistcoat?

Don't forget to look out for us in a cinema near you this December