Pump Up the Volume, APPLE WINS HEARING LOSS CASE!
Pump Up the Volume, APPLE WINS HEARING LOSS CASE!
Posted 12/31/2009 at 11:30am
| by Paul Lilly
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Go ahead an crank up the volume on your iPod touch, just don't go crying to the courts if you rupture an eardrum in the process. That's because a San Francisco federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a 2008 district court ruling saying Apple iPod earphones can't be held responsible for hearing loss.
"The plaintiffs do not allege the iPods failed to do anything they were designed to do nor do they allege that they, or any others, have suffered or are substantially certain to suffer inevitable hearing loss or other injury from iPod use. At most, the plaintiffs plead a potential risk of hearing loss not to themselves, but to other unidentified iPod users," Senior Judge David Thompson wrote.
The plaintiffs, Joseph Birdsong and Bruce Waggoner, had sought monetary damages, and also asked the court to require that Apple provide better earphones, test iPod users for hearing loss, and offer disclosures.
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fullur
January 02, 2010 at 10:46am
"The plaintiffs do not allege the iPods failed to do anything they were designed to do"
quickone
January 01, 2010 at 6:28am
~ WARNING: Consuming to much water may kill you, drink responsibly <-- new warning label on every water bottle and tap if these idiots won this case
~~The difference between insanity and genius is merely succes~~
johnny3144
December 31, 2009 at 8:56pm
... people just might learn to stop blaming others for their own problem.
Scootiep
January 01, 2010 at 2:43pm
Not likely, they'll just keep appealing it until some dumbass bleeding heart liberal judge gets hold of the case and actually judges in their idiot favor.
To start press any key...ohh, where's the "Any" key. - Homer Simpson
MacimumPC
December 31, 2009 at 5:09pm
The iPhone OS also has a feature which allows for a volume cap that can be locked. I'm not sure if this can be adjusted for other iPods through iTunes but it certainly is a nice feature on the iPhone/iPod. It's not like there aren't any volume settings/buttons on these devices otherwise. Even the new shuffle doesn't have built in buttons but the ear-buds that come with it do control the volume. Oh well. As long as idiots roam the world, we can always be sure to find new and amazingly frivolous lawsuits.
COMMANDER_COOK
December 31, 2009 at 10:53pm
I've always wondered if I could sue Sonic for brain freeze.
aziobron
December 31, 2009 at 3:36pm
any speaker or headphone has the possibility to give you hearing loss. maybe they shouldnt have turned up the volume all the way on their ipods and gave themselves hearing loss. i agree with the guy who sed its like sueing the manufacturer of ur car cuz u got in an accident..its also like all the fat people who are suing fast food restaurants cuz theyre fat..take a little responsibility for yourselves.
COMMANDER_COOK
December 31, 2009 at 10:52pm
And we're fat because we spend all our time in front of a computer monitor.
FYI: I'm not fat. (yet!)
nekollx
December 31, 2009 at 12:32pm
"Your honor we don't actually have any victime but THEY COULD BE OUT THERE!"
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Mighty BOB!
January 01, 2010 at 5:52pm
Reminds me of the Futurama episode "Spanish Fry."
Bigfoot ... Endangered
Mystery!In the dense forests
of the Pacific Northwest dwells the strange and beautiful creature known as Bigfoot,
perhaps.
Sadly, logging and human settlement today threaten what might possibly
be his habitat. Although if it's not, they don't. Bigfoot populations
require vast amounts of land to remain elusive in. They typically dwell just behind rocks but are also
sometimes playful, bounding into thick fogs and out-of-focus areas.
Remember, it's up to us. Bigfoot is a crucial part of the ecosystem, if
he exists. So let's all help keep Bigfoot possibly alive for future
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Ntldr
December 31, 2009 at 12:23pm
That would like sueing a car manufacturer like Dodge, or Toyota because you got in a wreck. If you blast the iPod at full volume or louder than normal what do you expect to happen? Better hearing? lol what a tard.
quickone
January 01, 2010 at 6:23am
I'd say more like sueing them for allowing you to speed and getting in a wreck Just because it can does not mean you should.
~~The difference between insanity and genius is merely succes~~
Mr_Histamine
December 31, 2009 at 11:46am
Thus ending the decade of the idiot...priceless...
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thematejka
December 31, 2009 at 11:38am
If you don't want hearing loss, turn down the frackin volume. Some people are retards. You can have hearing loss with any headphones, speakers, etc.
nekollx
January 04, 2010 at 10:40am
WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU! SPEAK UP!
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