While IANL, it seems that the whole anonymity game has a flaw that doesn't even require a totalitarian regime. I would direct you to the various laws in the US (to pick a random example :) regarding conspiracy. Subscribing to an anonymity service might not become illegal, but if anyone in your "crowd" was performing an illegal action you may be guilty of conspiracy to commit this action. You were explicitly trying to assist someone to avoid lawful detection of illegal activity, therefore you are in danger of being charged with conspiracy to commit the illegal act (even if the overt act was never successfully completed, which is where things could get really surreal for the remailer/crowds/proxy groups.) It is also worth noting that the burden of proof in a conspiracy trial is substantially lower than for other cases...
I too ANAL, but I think the prosecution would have to prove that you knew or should have known that your system was being used specific illegal acts. Just knowing that someone "might" use your link to illegal purposes is insufficient.
steve
"The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of the weapons provided for defence against real, pretended, or imaginary dangers from abroad." --President James Madison (1751-1836)
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