Despite the new-found interest in the organisation, experts said religious status for file-sharing would have little effect on the global crackdown on piracy. [which was the whole point of this endeavor - avoiding piracy crack-downs]
"It is quite divorced from reality and is reflective of Swedish social norms rather than the Swedish legislative system," said music analyst Mark Mulligan.
"It doesn't mean that illegal file-sharing will become legal, any more than if 'Jedi' was recognised as a religion everyone would be walking around with light sabres.
"In some ways these guys are looking outdated. File-sharing as a means to pirate content is becoming yesterday's technology," he added.
