" Not trying to trivialize the plight of those afflicted with epilepsy, but
the USA is a country of over 350 million people and has more ambulance
chasing lawyers per capita than any nation on earth, and I have never heard
of a single case happening here.. "
I asked Harding.
Their reply verbatim:
It's quite simple - it's quite difficult to find a doctor in the US who
knows what you are talking about if you mention PSE. Most people who
discover they have been having seizures find it quite difficult (and
expensive) to get the fact confirmed by their local doctor. Also until
recently the quality and highly compressed nature of US TV was a level of
protection for sensitive viewers especially when watched on a LCD screen
with its sluggish temporal response. There is litigation in the Video Game
world (we are watching one at the moment to see what happens next) but
getting anything done takes a good long while and mostly gets settled out of
court.
Do our American cousins need to worry - well probably yes. Seizures in US
cinemas have had some news coverage, the current federal disability access
legislation now includes PSE testing, there is an ISO standard under
discussion, we are starting to see some press interest in the PSE problem
and sooner or later with better HD broadcasts someone is going to have a
'little accident' and set off a mass seizure. There are also companies in
the USA who already do PSE testing routinely as a protective measure but
NDA's prevent me saying more.
Cheers,
Tony
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