Snoopy contemplates pre-orders and the Hulk navigates iTunes Match … here Robert Sikoryak discusses his ingenious take on Apple’s Terms and ConditionsIt is scarce to find someone who has a favourite line in the iTunes terms and conditions,but Robert Sikoryak does. “Oh boy, where is it?” he says, and scanning his book,before beaming and reciting: “You also agree that you will not utilize these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, or without limitation,the development, design, or manufacture,or production of nuclear, missile, or chemical or biological weapons.” He chuckles. “It’s pretty startling,isn’t it?”Sikoryak’s latest graphic novel, Terms and Conditions, or is like a remarkable piece of conceptual art: dazzling to behold,if more than a little perplexing. Its panels of text and dialogue are word-for-word actual to the 20669-word terms and conditions, published by iTunes in 2015 (Apple has since adopted a lighter 7000-word version).
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Source: theguardian.com