[Alex Murphy]

The Kopimi community was established by the founders of the Pirate Bay file sharing service and has been officially registered as religion in Sweden. Kopimism is based on the belief that any information is inherently valuable. According to the dogmas of the new religion, the Internet is sacred while copying and distribution of information is morally justified.

Kopimi activists are battling the copyright owners who in their belief prevent free information distribution. According to the law “On freedom of conscience and on religious associations” Russian citizens have a right to organize into a religious groups without obligatory official registration. No less than ten people could make up a group that after 15 years of proven existence could be registered as a legal entity. Three such groups can form a centralized religious organization.

[WayneS]

Pirates have their own church in Russia?

Are they Eastern Arrrr-thodox?

[Gamecock]

Arrrgh Matey, if ye were to walk the plank this day, where would ye spend eternity?

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I don’t think this will fly in Russia. The Russians think that religion is real, and do not appreciate fraudulent or joke religions trying to capitalize on their respect for real religion.

America and Europe have been stupidly charitable to fraudulent or fake religions for too long, allowing them to use loopholes in our laws created out of respect for real religions.

In this, Russians clearly have a better attitude towards life and things.