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    "en": "No legal or tax advice. Facts from linked sources as of geprueft_am; verify the original source before acting."
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    "has_documented_risks": false
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        "en": "Contributor-submitted AI-generated (incl. AI-assisted) content is not accepted for licensing."
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      "api_upload": false,
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        "en": "Upload via dashboard, app or FTP/FTPS (video FTPS/web only); no contributor upload API described. AI content not accepted anyway."
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        "de": "Steuerformular vor Auszahlung; Payoneer kann Ausweisprüfung verlangen; in Hochrisikoländern 90 Tage Wartezeit.",
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      }
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        "de": "Laut Submitter Terms v10; monatlich.",
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        "en": "Shutterstock licenses to buyers (derived from contract model)."
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      "abgeleitet": true,
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        "de": "Neue Beitragende aus Russland und Belarus ausgeschlossen; sonst abhängig vom Zahlungsanbieter.",
        "en": "New contributors from Russia and Belarus not accepted; otherwise depends on payout provider."
      }
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        "de": "Einreichen von KI-Inhalten",
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      "https://submit.shutterstock.com/help/en/articles/10594622-content-policy-updates-ai-generated-content",
      "https://submit.shutterstock.com/help/en/articles/10594604-how-much-will-i-be-paid-as-a-contributor-to-shutterstock",
      "https://submit.shutterstock.com/help/en/articles/10594679-submitter-terms-of-service-version-10",
      "https://submit.shutterstock.com/help/en/articles/12135709-how-do-i-set-up-or-fix-my-earnings-payment-method",
      "https://submit.shutterstock.com/help/en/articles/10594617-does-shutterstock-work-with-contributors-in-russia-and-belarus",
      "https://submit.shutterstock.com/help/en/articles/12136175-how-do-i-submit-content-to-shutterstock"
    ],
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      "de": "Stock-Agentur für Bilder, Videos und Musik.",
      "en": "Stock agency for images, video and music."
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    "notes": {}
  }
}