[DECtalk] decTalk 4.4 4.5 and 4.6 as sapi5?

[mattias]

any source that fonix are died

On 2021-05-27 09:30, Don wrote:
> On 5/26/2021 6:08 PM, Josh Kennedy wrote:
>> Hi Is there anyone on here, since decTalk is now officially abandoned 
>> and
>> fonix or speech-fx-inc is dead and their website domain up for sale… So
>> could anyone or would anyone be willing to port decTalk, the good 
>> one, 4.41
>> 4.51 or 4.60 over as a good stable sapi5 tts with all its voices? And I
>> would even be willing to pay money to have decTalk 4.4 4.5 and 4.6 as 
>> sapi5
>> tts. So if anyone would or could do this can you let me know? And 
>> also how
>> much money would you want for the job?
>
> Nothing you have said speaks to whether or not the source code has
> been "unencumbered" -- FORMALLY released to the public domain.
> Even when a company closes up shop, SOMEONE assumes ownership
> of its remaining assets.  Taking ownership of a copyright is
> pretty easy -- you don't need any room to store it!
>
> <https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/8732/how-can-i-release-a-work-into-the-public-domain> 
>
>
> <https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain>
>
> Please note how long it takes for a copyright to *naturally* expire.
> And, how much LONGER the period is for "corporate holdings". I.e.,
> we'll all be DEAD before the copyright expires on a ~1980 work!
> (assuming the copyright wasn't *renewed* in the years since!)
>
> Before I work on anyone's (proprietary) source code, I insist
> (in the contract) that they formally assert that they *own* it
> AND that they will INDEMNIFY me (i.e., protect me from any
> lawsuits that may arise from my work) and my efforts.
>
> Any other exercise is just called *theft*.  (and, discourages others
> from participating in a particular market as it's "customers"
> appear willing to subvert their rights of ownership)  Imagine
> being "stuck" with 1980's technology because folks figured
> this market was too hostile for their efforts!
>
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