Flipper, I posted the URL to the petition for anyone who was interested in signing it - it was not compulsory. You might not be on Mac lists set up in other countries so might not be aware of the bad feeling about the inability to buy music, have iPhotos printed etc simply because of a lack of a USA billing address. Many of us are concerned about war, very concerned about the countries that start them, hunger, poverty and rape of the environment but this does not stop us from being involved in other issues that concern us. I have worked for years with endangered species, plant and animal, so please do not try to imply that anyone who cares to sign the Apple petition is negligent in the bigger picture. Have you helped saved a bird on the brink of extinction recently? I have and I still managed to sign the Apple petition. Wendy Austin On Thursday, May 1, 2003, at 21:43 Asia/Muscat, b wrote: > > Petitions??? I can't believe it. Over a simple, introductory > 'roll-out' of a music distribution service? With war, hunger, disease, > and poverty [not to mention rape of the environment] all sweeping > through huge chunks of the World? > > ~flipper Wendy Austin & Thomas Oswin Coastal Road, Pomponette Mauritius Island Tel/ans/fax (230) 6257399 Mobile (230) 2560182