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    {
      "id": "learn_r1475_adult_content_photographer_and_videographer_realistic_income_ranges_bls_photographer_median_wage_2025",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Photographers: photographer median earnings from official BLS data",
      "summary": "Photographers earned a median annual wage of $44,660 in 2025 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.",
      "body": "Photographers earned a median annual wage of $44,660 in 2025 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.\n\nWhat Bureau of Labor Statistics (O*NET program) actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025)\n\n$21.47 hourly, $44,660 annual”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-4021.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Bureau of Labor Statistics (O*NET program)",
      "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025)\n\n$21.47 hourly, $44,660 annual",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1475-adult-content-photographer-and-videographer-realistic-income-ranges",
      "subject": "photographers",
      "topic": "photographer median earnings from official BLS data",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "money.fees"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1475_adult_content_photographer_and_videographer_realistic_income_ranges_bls_photographer_full_wage_distribution_",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Photographers (27-4021.00): complete photographer wage distribution from BLS OES",
      "summary": "Photographers' complete wage distribution in 2023: 10th percentile $28,510, 25th percentile $32,240, median $40,760, 75th percentile $62,480, 90th percentile $95,740 annually.",
      "body": "Photographers' complete wage distribution in 2023: 10th percentile $28,510, 25th percentile $32,240, median $40,760, 75th percentile $62,480, 90th percentile $95,740 annually.\n\nWhat Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) actually says:\n\n“Annual Wages (Percentile Distribution):\n- 10th percentile: $28,510\n- 25th percentile: $32,240\n- 50th percentile (Median): $40,760\n- 75th percentile: $62,480\n- 90th percentile: $95,740\n\n### Additional Summary Statistics:\n- Mean annual wage: $53,380\n- Employment: 53,630 photographers”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes274021.htm",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)",
      "evidence_quote": "Annual Wages (Percentile Distribution):\n- 10th percentile: $28,510\n- 25th percentile: $32,240\n- 50th percentile (Median): $40,760\n- 75th percentile: $62,480\n- 90th percentile: $95,740\n\n### Additional Summary Statistics:\n- Mean annual wage: $53,380\n- Employment: 53,630 photographers",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1475-adult-content-photographer-and-videographer-realistic-income-ranges",
      "subject": "photographers (27-4021.00)",
      "topic": "complete photographer wage distribution from BLS OES",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
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        ],
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          "money.fees"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1475_adult_content_photographer_and_videographer_realistic_income_ranges_onet_photographer_employment_2025",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Photographers (27-4021.00): photographer employment figures from O*NET",
      "summary": "There were 145,000 photographer employees in the United States in 2025 according to O*NET data.",
      "body": "There were 145,000 photographer employees in the United States in 2025 according to O*NET data.\n\nWhat Bureau of Labor Statistics (O*NET program) actually says:\n\n“Employment (2025)\n\n145,000 employees”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-4021.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Bureau of Labor Statistics (O*NET program)",
      "evidence_quote": "Employment (2025)\n\n145,000 employees",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1475-adult-content-photographer-and-videographer-realistic-income-ranges",
      "subject": "photographers (27-4021.00)",
      "topic": "photographer employment figures from O*NET",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "tags": {
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      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1475_adult_content_photographer_and_videographer_realistic_income_ranges_justice_18usc_1460_1469_obscenity_laws",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Federal obscenity statutes affecting content creators",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18 U.S.C. §§ 1460-1469 prohibit various obscenity-related activities including mailing, importing, and selling obscene matters, with penalties of up to 5 years imprisonment and fines for production and sale of obscene matter.",
      "body": "18 U.S.C. §§ 1460-1469 prohibit various obscenity-related activities including mailing, importing, and selling obscene matters, with penalties of up to 5 years imprisonment and fines for production and sale of obscene matter.\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division actually says:\n\n“18 U.S.C. § 1460- Possession with intent to sell, and sale, of obscene matter on Federal property\n18 U.S.C. § 1461- Mailing obscene or crime-inciting matter\n18 U.S.C. § 1462- Importation or transportation of obscene matters\n18 U.S.C. § 1463- Mailing indecent matter on wrappers or envelopes\n18 U.S.C. § 1464- Broadcasting obscene language\n18 U.S.C. § 1465- Transportation of obscene matters for sale or distribution\n18 U.S.C. § 1466- Engaging in the business of selling or transferring obscene matter\n18 U.S.C. § 1466A- Obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children\n18 U.S.C. § 1467- Criminal forfeiture\n18 U.S.C. § 1468- Distributing obscene material by cable or subscription television\n18 U.S.C. § 1469- Presumptions\n18 U.S.C. § 1470- Transfer of obscene material to minors\n18 U.S.C. § 2252B Misleading domain names on the Internet\n18 U.S.C. § 2252C Misleading words or digital images on the Internet”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-obscenity",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division",
      "evidence_quote": "18 U.S.C. § 1460- Possession with intent to sell, and sale, of obscene matter on Federal property\n18 U.S.C. § 1461- Mailing obscene or crime-inciting matter\n18 U.S.C. § 1462- Importation or transportation of obscene matters\n18 U.S.C. § 1463- Mailing indecent matter on wrappers or envelopes\n18 U.S.C. § 1464- Broadcasting obscene language\n18 U.S.C. § 1465- Transportation of obscene matters for sale or distribution\n18 U.S.C. § 1466- Engaging in the business of selling or transferring obscene matter\n18 U.S.C. § 1466A- Obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children\n18 U.S.C. § 1467- Criminal forfeiture\n18 U.S.C. § 1468- Distributing obscene material by cable or subscription television\n18 U.S.C. § 1469- Presumptions\n18 U.S.C. § 1470- Transfer of obscene material to minors\n18 U.S.C. § 2252B Misleading domain names on the Internet\n18 U.S.C. § 2252C Misleading words or digital images on the Internet",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1475-adult-content-photographer-and-videographer-realistic-income-ranges",
      "subject": "18 U.S.C. §§ 1460-1469 federal obscenity laws",
      "topic": "federal obscenity statutes affecting content creators",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Federal obscenity statutes that could impact adult content creators",
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        "lane": "any",
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        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
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        "topic": [
          "safety.legal"
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        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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      "id": "learn_r1475_adult_content_photographer_and_videographer_realistic_income_ranges_justice_18usc_1465_1466_penalties",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Penalties for federal obscenity violations",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Convicted offenders under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1465 and 1466 for producing or selling obscene matter face fines and up to 5 years in prison.",
      "body": "Convicted offenders under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1465 and 1466 for producing or selling obscene matter face fines and up to 5 years in prison.\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division actually says:\n\n“federal law prohibits both the production of obscene matter with intent to sell or distribute, and engaging in a business of selling or transferring obscene matter using or affecting means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce, including the use of interactive computer services. (See 18 U.S.C. § 1465; 18 U.§§ 1466). For example, it is illegal to sell and distribute obscene material on the Internet. Convicted offenders face fines and up to 5 years in prison.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-obscenity",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division",
      "evidence_quote": "federal law prohibits both the production of obscene matter with intent to sell or distribute, and engaging in a business of selling or transferring obscene matter using or affecting means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce, including the use of interactive computer services. (See 18 U.S.C. § 1465; 18 U.§§ 1466). For example, it is illegal to sell and distribute obscene material on the Internet. Convicted offenders face fines and up to 5 years in prison.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1475-adult-content-photographer-and-videographer-realistic-income-ranges",
      "subject": "18 U.S.C. §§ 1465-1466 obscenity penalties",
      "topic": "penalties for federal obscenity violations",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
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        "stage": "any",
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        "explicitness": "any"
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      "id": "learn_r1475_adult_content_photographer_and_videographer_realistic_income_ranges_justice_18usc_2251_produce_child_porn_mi",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Minimum penalties for child pornography production",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A first-time offender convicted of producing child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2251 faces a statutory minimum of 15 years to a maximum of 30 years in prison.",
      "body": "A first-time offender convicted of producing child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2251 faces a statutory minimum of 15 years to a maximum of 30 years in prison.\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division actually says:\n\n“For example, a first time offender convicted of producing child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2251, face fines and a statutory minimum of 15 years to 30 years maximum in prison.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-child-pornography",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division",
      "evidence_quote": "For example, a first time offender convicted of producing child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2251, face fines and a statutory minimum of 15 years to 30 years maximum in prison.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "18 U.S.C. § 2251 child pornography production penalties",
      "topic": "minimum penalties for child pornography production",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Federal child pornography production statute",
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