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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: VoicesRe: Voices
From: David Wright <gymnastdave_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:40:49 -0600 If an application existed which allowed a user to create his or her own voice fonts in a fairly simple manner, whoever own ATANDT could still use the voices they are used to. This might be one option for solving the dilemma. Dave > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Bluechip <csbluechip_at_gmail.com >To: Glenn at home <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net>, Rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se >Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:11:21 +0000 >Subject: Re: Voices >Big list of speech synths. >http://www.student.oulu.fi/~vtatila/revi ews_of_speech_synths.html#neospeech >Neospeech is quite incredible! >I post this link in case there are other companies which we may care to >approach to tide us over to the time when we can generate our own speech >and all these legal problems disappear. >BC >At 18:25 30/01/2006, you wrote: >>If the terms state that we may not distribute the WAV file, specifically, >>then that may be an out here, since I can, for example, set my Text Aloud to >>convert to MP3. >>Glenn >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Jerry Van Baren" <gerald.vanbaren_at_smiths-aerospace.com >>To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se >>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:13 PM >>Subject: Re: Voices >>Michael E. DiFebbo wrote: >>> Jerry Van Baren wrote: >>>> It is a licensing issue, not a copyright issue. In order to install >>>> and run the software, you must agree to their licensing terms. One of >>>> the terms of that license is that you may not redistribute the sounds >>>> produced by that software. >>>> Neither the text nor the resulting speech is copyrighted, but >>>> distributing the speech is still disallowed. >>> I'm curious about how you reach the definitive conclusion that these >>> voices are not subject to copyright. Section 102(a)(7) of the U.S. >>> Copyright Act expressly includes "sound recordings" in the "works of >>> authorship" that can be protected by copyright under the act. >>> Michael E. DiFebbo >>OK, you got me on that one. It probably is copyrighted as well (by >>which party, I don't know). >>Wizzard clearly asserts the claim that you need a license to >>redistribute the .wav files, see the excerpt below. I didn't see any >>assertion of a copyright claim on the output .wav file. For legal >>advice, ask your lawyer. If you wish to discuss the licensing terms, >>start an email dialog with Wizzard. >>YMMV, IANAL, TTFN, >>gvb >>http://www.wizzardsoftware.com/docs/offe rings.pdf >>Wizzard Licensing Model Overview >>Our Offerings are designed to for Developers to speech enable their >>applications by adding automatic speech recognition and /or >>text-to-speech to their products, and our Licensing Agreements are >>modeled for this environment. SDKs are available with "internal usage >>only" licensing, and may be purchased at the Wizzard Website or through >>Wizzard Sales. Any deployment or distribution of speech technologies or >>wavefiles requires additional licensing, with terms and prices based on >>volume and the environment (runtime, port, wavefile). For quotes and/or >>information regarding term/conditions, please contact Wizzard Sales. Received on 2006-01-30 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |