Not really a copyright story but, Deutsche Welle reports that EU Consumer Affairs Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, has announced that the EU is to draft new standards to limit the volume of mobile music players because of concerns over hearing loss or damage amongst the young. The aim is said to be a cap at 80 decibels as opposed to the current 100 Db. Fans of Spinal Tap are said to be disconsolate.
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
11 Outlawed
Not really a copyright story but, Deutsche Welle reports that EU Consumer Affairs Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, has announced that the EU is to draft new standards to limit the volume of mobile music players because of concerns over hearing loss or damage amongst the young. The aim is said to be a cap at 80 decibels as opposed to the current 100 Db. Fans of Spinal Tap are said to be disconsolate.
As long as my MP3 player goes up to 11 I'm not really concerned . . .
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