Showing posts with label hypoallergenic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hypoallergenic. Show all posts

07 October 2006

Locking Down the Digital Cat

This is what happens when the genetic code of an animal matters, as here, with "the world's first scientifically-proven hypoallergenic cat":

Purchaser shall not sell or transfer any Cat purchased hereunder to anyone other than an immediate family member, and shall not offer to any person the purchase of a Cat or any genetic material from a Cat, the rights Purchaser may have under this Agreement, or any other right related hereto, without the Company’s express written authorization.

In other words, you don't really own the cat, you just have a licence to use it, like any other software. And don't even think about giving a copy of the genome to a friend.... (Via BoingBoing.)