XXL paused, thought it over, and spoke thusly: > > However, I am still left scratching my head about what the reasoning is >> behind the ban on non-US residents. > Could be a lot of reasons.. > >1. The experimental nature of this new idea might be all or part of it. >2. International copyright laws might be all or part of it. >3. The sensitivities of the owners of the music could be all or part of it. > >It is probably a combination of all three. > >-Joel 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? Personally, i wish Apple would have test-marketed the deal in Europe, and rolled it out in the States when it was fully operational as far as price, catalogue, etc. But petitions, over this? Shame. ~flipper