B.O.T. (Beastie Observation Transmitter) is a small robot who travels around 5 different worlds collecting sound and picture data from the various Beasties who inhabit them.
A religion is a belief system with rituals. The missionary kopimistsamfundet is a religious group centered in Sweden who believe that copying and the sharing of information is the best and most beautiful that is. To have your information copied is a token of appreciation, that someone think you have done something good.