[DECtalk] QUESTION

[Dectalk at aol.com]

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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN 
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