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Re:Loudness war by vkou on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @06:01AM (#21990306)
There are, but they regulated wattage, not luminosity.

An old crummy incandescent bulb in a 90s civic will produce a lot less light at the same wattage, than a new, super-bright LED.

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Re:Loudness war by himlion on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @06:46AM (#21990535)
That's stupid. I think when these laws were made wattage was a good proxy for luminosity. It should be updated.
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