Editing Missionary Church of Kopimism (section)

== Controversies ==
Both founders, Gerson and Nipe, have had an extensive background in online activism and served as major players in the Swedish Piracy Movement,<ref>Dahlstrom F (2011) Han vill att fildelning ska klassas som religion. Uppsalatidningen, 8 April.</ref> which caused many journalists and government officials in Sweden to speculate on the real goals of the creation of this organization.

There was severe backlash amongst the media and Christian journals in 2011 after the founders first submitted their application for registering as a religion as journalists condemned the Missionary Church of Kopimism as "a political adventure",<ref>{{Cite news |title=De vill fildela i skydd av religionen |last=Zetterman |first=J |date=March 22, 2012 |work=Dagen }}</ref> "a PR stunt",<ref>{{Cite news |title=La˚t oss starta en religion! Forsamlingar klarar sig utan myndighetens forsyn |last=Dareberg |first=L |date=February 1, 2012 |work=Sydsvenskan }}</ref> and "a devaluation of religion".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kammarkollegiet undergraver religionsfriheten|last=Editorial |date=January 12, 2012 |work=Kyrkans tidning }}</ref>