--- title: A Cartoonist Is Turning iTunes Terms and Conditions Agreement into a Graphic Novel description: The artist R. Sikoryak is mocking Apple by turning the iTunes Terms & Conditions Agreement into a crazy graphic novel starting Steve Jobs. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Technology - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2015-11-04T18:43:44.000Z' modified: '2015-11-04T18:43:44.000Z' section: Technology tags: - pubdesk - Tech word_count: 343 canonical: https://money.com/itunes-agreement-graphic-novel-tumblr/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![151104_EM_iTunesTermsOfService](https://img.money.com/2015/11/151104_em_itunestermsofservice.jpg) *A woman hand holding Apple music app showing on iPhone 6 plus, September 16, 2015. Apple Music is the new iTunes-based music streaming service that arrived on iPhone.* Like most online services, Apple requires users to agree to its [Terms and Conditions of iTunes](http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html) before downloading or buying songs and other media. This is a binding legal document, and when you agree, it's assumed that you've read the agreement. And we all know that with the exception of Apple's legal team, virtually no one actually reads the T&C—which in the case of iTunes consists of 21,000 words of fine print legalese spread out over a whopping 57 pages. (Yes, I cut and pasted the whole thing into a Word doc to see how long it is.) It's absurd to think that anyone would even glance at such a document, let alone actually read it and understand it. So in the face of such an absurdity, perhaps it makes sense to do something equally absurd, like turn Apple's dry, unreadable "prose" into a graphic novel, in the style of a different cartoonist on each new page. As [GQ](http://www.gq.com/story/itunes-agreement-graphic-novel) noted this week, the artist [R. Sikoryak](http://www.rsikoryak.com/) is doing just that. ["ITUNES TERMS AND CONDITIONS, The Graphic Novel: The complete, unabridged legal agreement"](http://itunestandc.tumblr.com/) is being published on Tumblr, with Sikoryak posting one new page each day. As of Wednesday, there are 49 pages. Most amusingly, the graphic novel stars a bearded Steve Jobs-like character who is drawn like he belongs in a different cartoon universe on each page. Depending on which section you're "reading," the Jobs-ian character will look like Dennis the Menace, Aquaman, Homer Simpson, or Spongebob Squarepants—though in all cases he's wearing his trademark turtleneck and circular glasses. For instance, one page of the novel features a Jobs-like drill sergeant berating Beetle Bailey (an homage to creator Mort Walker). The "dialogue" consists of passages like this: > Apple's failure to enforce any right or provisions in this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such or any other provision. Apple will not be responsible for failures to fulfill any obligations due to causes beyond its control. Hilarious, right? And that's not even the cartoon's punchline! 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