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<DIV><STRONG>Thank you for the verification. I thought it was free to use
and give out. I've been doing it for 6 years. It looks like it will
be the only form of 4.40 that will exist. I only wish the play key could
have a control command because blind people can't find it.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>SNOOPI BOTTEN </STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 4/8/2011 1:27:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
edbruckert@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Speak is
public domain and always has been. It was originally sent out in source code
as an example of how to interface with the synthesizer. So have no fears it is
not licensed.<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 12:13 PM, <SPAN dir=ltr><<A title=mailto:Dectalk@aol.com href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><STRONG>I'm throwing this question out because I'm totally
confused. The Dectalk 4.40 speak window that comes with the Dic.en
file and everything so it will talk. 6 years ago I was told it was
public domain. I think a lot of people pass it out, I include it in my
software, I give it out for free, I've seen it available for download on
Dectalk sites, and it was my understanding that speak window versions of
Dectalk were public domain.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>I was just told today that it's not public domain, Fonix owns
those speak windows, yet in the same breathe you can't buy a license to sell
it. What? I'm totally confused.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Is the speak window Dectalk public Domain? I had mine
since the early 90's and I thought it was public domain. Mine was free
and I even still have the original demo it came with. It never
expires, reads any size files, and I never even knew you could buy it, I
thought it was free.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>SNOOPI BOTTEN
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