[DECtalk] DECTalk licensing etc

[Karen Lewellen]

Speaking personally, would not this be something  likely tracked by the 
Copyright office with the Library of congress?



On Thu, 23 Feb 2023, joshknnd1982 at gmail.com wrote:

> I'll see what I can find on google.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dectalk <dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com> On Behalf Of Tom Kopec
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 5:50
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> Subject: [DECtalk] DECTalk licensing etc
>
> Well, that discussion over in the other thread certainly spiraled out of
> control..
>
> I don't have a lot to add, except to note that the authors of the code (of
> which I am one) and/or random ex-FONIX employees don't necessarily have any
> authority to re-license the code - no matter how much they might want to.
>
> As far as I know, Epson is still making the DECTalkV5-based S1V30120 speech
> chip, so rumors of DECTalk's demise may be greatly exaggerated.
>
> Exactly where the IP and licensing rights landed with FONIX's twists and
> turns is not clear to me.
>
> I Am Not A Lawyer, so YMMV.
>
> Be well,
>
> ...tek
>
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