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Konacno malo zdravog razuma u USA pravosudju :)http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/30/ipod_hearing_loss_appeal/
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A US court has turned back an appeal of a 2008 ruling that declared that if you blow out your ears by listening to your iPod too loudly, it's your own damn fault.
In a victory for common sense and personal responsibility, the court sided with the iPod manufacturer in the case of Birdsong v. Apple, Inc, originally filed in the Western District of Louisiana by one Joseph Birdsong, who was later joined by Californian Bruce Waggoner.
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Thompson's reasoning is straightforward: "The plaintiffs recognize that iPods play music, have an adjustable volume, and transmit sound through earbuds," he writes, adding that their complaint states that - and the italics are Judge Thompson's: "(1) the iPod is capable of playing 115 decibels of sound; (2) consumers may listen at unsafe levels; and (3) iPod batteries can last 12 to 14 hours and are rechargeable, giving users the opportunity to listen for long periods of time."
Summing up his argument, Thompson writes: "Taken as true, such statements suggest only that users have the option of using an iPod in a risky manner..."
In other words, the law isn't responsible for stopping an idiot from being an idiot.
Elem, sud je odbio prituzbe na predhodnu presudu iz 2008 da Apple >nije< kriv ako neki moron probije svoje usi sa iPod-om... Ovo je neverovatno osvezenje sa dozom zdravog razuma - a taman se moglo pretpostaviti da ce sud zahtevati da buduci MP3 playeri imaju elektrosok koji ce leminga opomenuti da sebi ugrozava zdravlje slusajuci preglasno muziku...
EU je, doduse, ipak odlucila da "Nanny knows best" metod funkcionise dobro - pa ce MP3 playeri u EU imati nove limite za jacinu zvuka... sto je naravno "pametno" pogotovu za ljude koji imaju kvalitetnije slusalice sa vecom impedansom, za koje ce biti potrebno dodatno pojacalo da bi nesto culi na njima :(
Ali EU Nanny Knows Best(TM) ... dobro je da bitka nije izgubljena u celom svetu kako stvari stoje :)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8410302.stm
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The European Commission is calling for a suggested maximum volume to be set on MP3 players, to protect users' hearing.
Neverovatno... a covek bi rekao da fakin VOLUME CONTROL sluzi za zastitu sluha...
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