Lawsuit Over iPod Scratches

American Voices

October 31, 2005 | ISSUE 41•43

Apple has been threatened with class-action lawsuits claiming its new iPod nano scratches too easily. What do you think?

That's a good idea. You know, my Butterfinger came all broken today. Who do I sue, the store or the manufacturer?

Walter Eisenberg
Civil Engineer
Because of scratches? Just scratches? This is what happens when those prissy-assed vinyl-record types start getting into digital music.

Coral Simms
Systems Analyst
That's what happens when white people have access to the entire Public Enemy catalog at their fingertips.

Sean Mulgrove
Sound Technician

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