### Question
How is the term engaged in the business defined?


### Answer
The term **engaged in the business** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 1466* as the following:

> that the person who produces [1](#1466_1_target) sells or transfers or offers to sell or transfer obscene matter devotes time, attention, or labor to such activities, as a regular course of trade or business, with the objective of earning a profit, although it is not necessary that the person make a profit or that the production, selling or transferring or offering to sell or transfer such material be the person's sole or principal business or source of income

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 1466*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 71-OBSCENITY**

