There are 45,604 confirmed signatures and still counting. I think during the making of the original trilogy, George Lucas was getting high on the smell of fresh money. As a result, it killed a few too many brain cells leaving him rich but stupid. Finally leading to the ruins of great movies, followed by the makings of a bore (1999) and a chick flick (2002). He has one last ditch effort to redeem himself in 2005.
45,604 confirmed signatures! And yet he still refuses to give an inch. What the hell is he thinking?