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Apple is not to blame for hearing loss caused by iPods, rules U.S. appeal court
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
High volume: Apple iPods can reach up to 115 decibels
A U.S. judge has ruled that Apple is not responsible for hearing loss caused by music played too loud on iPods.
The San Francisco appeal court upheld a 2008 ruling, as the company warns users of the dangers of playing music too loud.
It also reasoned that iPod users had the option to choose how loud they raise the volume.
Joseph Birdsong and Bruce Waggoner had claimed that the popular music devices were defective because they could reach 115 decibels - the equivalent volume to a helicopter.
But Senior Judge David Thompson said: 'The plaintiffs simply do not plead facts showing that hearing loss from iPod use is actual or imminent.
'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,' he said.
'At most, the plaintiffs plead a potential risk of hearing loss not to themselves, but to other unidentified iPod users.'
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The decision comes as Brussels prepares to impose a volume limit on all personal music players.
Since its launch in 2001, Apple has sole more than 220million iPods.
This week, rumours that chief executive Steve Jobs is planning to unveil a touch screen computer at the end of next month, reached fever pitch.
Details about the iSlate are top secret, but expectations are high that it will be a one-piece touch screen computer that will look like a cross between an iPhone and a laptop computer.
Apple's shares have risen 145 per cent this year. Although Jobs's pay remained a token $1 last year, he owns more than five million shares, worth more than $1.1 billion (£600million).
Read more: Apple is not to blame for hearing loss caused by iPods, rules U.S. appeal court | Mail Online
Apple is not to blame for hearing loss caused by iPods, rules U.S. appeal court
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
High volume: Apple iPods can reach up to 115 decibels
A U.S. judge has ruled that Apple is not responsible for hearing loss caused by music played too loud on iPods.
The San Francisco appeal court upheld a 2008 ruling, as the company warns users of the dangers of playing music too loud.
It also reasoned that iPod users had the option to choose how loud they raise the volume.
Joseph Birdsong and Bruce Waggoner had claimed that the popular music devices were defective because they could reach 115 decibels - the equivalent volume to a helicopter.
But Senior Judge David Thompson said: 'The plaintiffs simply do not plead facts showing that hearing loss from iPod use is actual or imminent.
'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,' he said.
'At most, the plaintiffs plead a potential risk of hearing loss not to themselves, but to other unidentified iPod users.'
More...
Apple blocks Dalai Lama iPhone app in China
At last! Apple tablet is slated for launch in January
The decision comes as Brussels prepares to impose a volume limit on all personal music players.
Since its launch in 2001, Apple has sole more than 220million iPods.
This week, rumours that chief executive Steve Jobs is planning to unveil a touch screen computer at the end of next month, reached fever pitch.
Details about the iSlate are top secret, but expectations are high that it will be a one-piece touch screen computer that will look like a cross between an iPhone and a laptop computer.
Apple's shares have risen 145 per cent this year. Although Jobs's pay remained a token $1 last year, he owns more than five million shares, worth more than $1.1 billion (£600million).
Read more: Apple is not to blame for hearing loss caused by iPods, rules U.S. appeal court | Mail Online
