if you pay for some voices like real speak or others like them. You can use them with any software that will allow access to them. However, Nuance does not sell just the voice its the complete engine. The use of the engine in any product not licensed by Nuance can be considered in violation of copy right laws. For example lets use music. You can by a song and use it on any device that will play it as long as that device is owned by the purchaser of the song. Now if you send that song to some one or a list. You are in violation of copy rights, because they don't own the right to play it. Now if you know some programming and have other voices to use. As long as it was done on that persons comp and no others. I doubt if they would come after you. But make that mod available to others and that opens the door for copy right violation.
At 08:18 AM 8/24/2011, you wrote:
I would suppose the problem is Freedom has paid the licenses to use eloquence and if you change the way they install eloquence by changing registries you are breaking the license. Thus while technically its illegal I doubt anyone is going to come in in a black trench coat and take your computer. I would however point out that you can now buy a copy of nvda for like 10 bucks and get a much better experience with what used to be ibm via voice. ken -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:37 AM To: programmingblind Subject: NVDA and Eloquence I am trying to understand the legal issues around use of NVDA with the Eloquence speech installed with JAWS. I have heard that it is technically easy to make this work, thereby substantially improving the NVDA experience. On the blind-mozilla list, however, it was stated that this is absolutely illegal to do, and even discussion of the topic was prohibited on the list. I did not realize this was such a controversial topic, but trust that we can at least discuss it here, being careful as appropriate not to encourage particular actions. As I think we know, just because a company says that some activity is an impermissible use of software does not make it so. For example, I have heard of the "Jailbreak" issue with the iPhone, and that this has been deemed legal by an authoritative body, despite initial protests by a company. Am I understanding that right? So, I am interested in any official statement that asserts the illegality of using Eloquence with NVDA. Can someone point me to a web page? Please understand that I am not encouraging such activity, especially since my knowledge of the topic is limited at present. I do think, however, that if people are being told that something is absolutely illegal that they deserve some kind of authoritative reference for that assertion, given the corresponding implication that one would be a criminal to do so. Jamal __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind
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