Thus spake Daniel Case (danielcase10@gmail.com):
On 22 May 2012 22:12, Rejo Zenger rejo@zenger.nl wrote:
Who knows about cases where the owner of Tor exit node was prosecuted or taken to court for information that was up- or downloaded using his/her Tor node? Basically, I'm looking for case law on running Tor exit-nodes.
From the Legal FAQ:
*Has anyone ever been sued or prosecuted for running Tor?*
*No*, we aren’t aware of anyone being sued or prosecuted in the United States for running a Tor relay. Further, we believe that running a Tor relay — including an exit relay that allows people to anonymously send and receive traffic — is lawful under U.S. law.
AFAIK, this is still true in the US. However, I'm pretty sure I've seen at least 3 court cases in the EU on this list (though too busy to dig them up right now). There have also been several equipment seizures in the EU that never escalated to a court case...