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I run an exit node, but not on a US-based server given DMCA complaints becomes tiresome.

Single best thing you can do is run the "this is a tor exit router" (google for it) web page on port 80 of your TOR exit node --- that demonstrates you know what your rights are.

if tor users would stop running bittorrent through it, my two nodes would still be exits instead of relays. DMCA complaints can quickly take down an exit node in the US.

You realise you can offer an exit node for only certain ports? It's not perfect for what you want but its a start.

Do you run an exit node? If not why?

Edit: You were probably asking about EC2 exit nodes. It's a little better than having it in my house, but at the end of the day, I would still be worried about landing in court over the traffic the node handles.

Nope, because I'm chicken. Also, I have crap bandwidth.

I would, but here in Germany I can be held responsible for any illegal acts that are commited through my connection ("Mitstörerhaftung"). I don't want to lose all my computers and face an expensive legal battle because someone posted some child porn through my node.