### Question
Can you define what produces means?


### Answer
**Produces** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 2257*:

> to produce, manufacture, or publish any book, magazine, periodical, film, video tape, computer generated image, digital image, or picture, or other similar matter and includes the duplication, reproduction, or reissuing of any such matter, but does not include mere distribution or any other activity which does not involve hiring, contracting for managing, or otherwise arranging for the participation of the performers depicted

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 2257*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 110-SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN**

