STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden dealt a symbolic blow to the global fight against digital music and film piracy by recognising a group that promotes file-sharing across the Internet as a religion. One of ...

Only in Sweden Would File-Sharing Become an Official Religion It took two years and two failed attempts for members of the Missionary Church of Kopimism to earn the official designation as a ...

For many of us, media consumption is basically a religion. We don’t leave the house without a book, a game or a video — we have all of these things on our phones and our laptops and we attempt to make ...

A Swedish religion whose dogma centers on the belief that people should be free to copy and distribute all information—regardless of any copyright or trademarks—has made its way to the United States.

The Church of Kopimisms received approval last month form the Swedish government. The church opposes copyrights in all forms and encourages piracy... Sweden Recognizes File-Sharing Group As Religion ...