Comments on: Paternalism and the iPod http://truthonthemarket.com/2006/02/03/paternalism-and-the-ipod/ Academic commentary on law, business, economics and more Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Benjamin http://truthonthemarket.com/2006/02/03/paternalism-and-the-ipod/#comment-5406 Sun, 05 Feb 2006 15:24:33 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2006/02/03/paternalism-and-the-ipod/#comment-5406 I think I read somewhere that the plaintiff here is not even claiming that he is suffering hearing loss.

If the class wins a judgment, I’m going to take the $4.50 I get out of the lawsuit, log onto iTunes and download all the Pantera/DFA’79 I can afford….

]]> By: A Stitch in Haste http://truthonthemarket.com/2006/02/03/paternalism-and-the-ipod/#comment-5405 Sat, 04 Feb 2006 03:34:59 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2006/02/03/paternalism-and-the-ipod/#comment-5405 Turn Up the (Class Action) Volume…

It is a basic premise of tort law that a plaintiff, in order to win a judgment against a defendant, must prove damages — some form of measurable and compensable harm.

Or at least …

]]> By: Michael Whiteman http://truthonthemarket.com/2006/02/03/paternalism-and-the-ipod/#comment-5404 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 21:01:10 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2006/02/03/paternalism-and-the-ipod/#comment-5404 As a lover of heavy metal music I don’t plan on suing Apple or the bands themselves for creating or allowing me to listen to loud music, I simply take advantage of that powerful self-help tool that is built into every iPod, THE VOLUME CONTROL!
Next thing we know people will be suing Apple because parents are allowing their kids to use their (the parents) credit cards to download porn onto their new video iPods. Take some responsibility for your own actions people rather than trying to put legitimate companies out of business.

]]> By: Thom Lambert http://truthonthemarket.com/2006/02/03/paternalism-and-the-ipod/#comment-5403 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 20:39:39 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2006/02/03/paternalism-and-the-ipod/#comment-5403 I’m with Bill. I don’t think mine plays loud enough either. But maybe that’s because my ears are shot from all those years of setting the volume too high on my Sony Walkman.

]]> By: Bill Sjostrom http://truthonthemarket.com/2006/02/03/paternalism-and-the-ipod/#comment-5402 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:36:39 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2006/02/03/paternalism-and-the-ipod/#comment-5402 I have had various iPods over the last four years. I’ve always felt that they don’t play loud enough (I guess I like jet engine volume). But because my dad has recently been fitted with a hearing aid, I now turn it down as you suggest.

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