[DECtalk] Vocal Writer

Brent Harding bharding at doorpi.net
Sun Mar 5 22:37:30 EST 2006


I heard the girl scouts got stuck paying, or was it the boy scouts?

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  Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Vocal Writer


  I have an argument on that.  First of all, anyone can sing in the shower without paying royalties.  Well, people who can't talk have Dectalk in their communication device, so what if they wanted to sing in the shower?

  Now, when I buy sheet music I'm converting it into an alternative format which is legal.  Alternative formats for the disabled are exampt from paying royalties which is why the library for the blind can put books and newspapers on tape, CD, oe the talking book radio.

  A Dectalk file can not be converted back into sheet music, therefore I'm not copying anything.

  Now, to record an album, yes, you do need to pay royalties.  But to just sing a Scout song, camp song, sing Happy Birthday to a friend, or whatever, I will fight to the death before I pay royalties.  

  If a 5 year old starts singing "THE WHEELS ON THE BUS" no one has to pay royalties.  So setting up a communication device so a disabled 5 year old can sing the same song is simply equal access.  Dectalk is nothing more than an external voice for many people.  It's no different than walking with a wheelchair, seeing with a seeing eye dog, or anything else.


  SNOOPI



  In a message dated 3/4/2006 9:57:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, geczy at earthlink.net writes:
    Hey,

    Flint Million's site ( www .themillionweb.com) had some that were not on the list.

    Third questions:

    Here's what I think about all this dectalk and singing business: Since these songs are copywrited, you would need permition from the authors to sell them.  I think as long as the songs are free and not sold for 30 dollars per 50 song, you would be ok with Plannetmirror and all that crap.  Yes, you still made it, but you did not rewrite the song's text from scratch.  If you do sell it for instance, you would need to ask the writers if you can and if they say so, dedicate 5 percent of your sails to the writers.  So I don't think Jayson could get in trouble with that stupid company.  I mean, cmon, their site is full of spam!

    Anyways, try flint's site, it's under speech synthesis songs.  Hth

    Tomi

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    >From: "Matthew Horspool" <drjaws at blueyonder.co.uk
    >To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
    >Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:22:48 -0000
    >Subject: [DECtalk] Vocal Writer

    >Hello,

    >Can I first congratulate the person who created the more recent Vocal
    >Writer songs?  They're wonderful!  Could that person please contact me
    >off-list?

    >Secondly, is there a website where I can download Vocal Writer demo
    >songs other than those on the archive?

    >Thirdly, and perhaps more seriously, there are a few songs in the
    >/vocalwriter directory on the archive that might prevent the
    >planetmirror mirror if they found out.  I'm wondering if it's worth
    >moving those to a separate archive which is not mirrored?

    >---

    >Matthew F.  Horspool

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