I read somthing on the edonkey homepage this is what they had to say...
"Hollywood is paying Congress to pass laws that would outlaw peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing software and threaten to jail P2P developers and users. These same laws would have the effect of outlawing the iPod, TiVo, DVD players, wireless networks, PCs, CD burners and their users!"
They want people to sign a petition to congress about the deal to keep our beloved programs online. they require some personal info like name, address and so on but heres a link if your interested.
http://www.savep2p.com/index.php?r=1131