*** This is English translation of the Japanese original for reference *** | |
Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition Engine Julius | |
Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan | |
Copyright (c) 1991-2008 Kawahara Lab., Kyoto University | |
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Shikano Lab., Nara Institute of Science and Technology | |
Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Julius project team, Nagoya Institute of Technology | |
"Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition Engine Julius", | |
including Julian, is being developed at Kawahara Lab., Kyoto | |
University, Shikano Lab., Nara Institute of Science and Technology, | |
and Julius project team, Nagoya Institute of Technology (collectively | |
referred to herein as the "Licensers"). Julius was funded by the | |
Advanced Information Technology Program Project of | |
Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), Japan for three years | |
since 1997. | |
The Licensers reserve the copyright thereto. However, as long as you | |
accept and remain in strict compliance with the terms and conditions | |
of the license set forth herein, you are hereby granted a royalty-free | |
license to use "Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition Engine | |
Julius" including the source code thereof and the documentation | |
thereto (collectively referred to herein as the "Software"). Use by | |
you of the Software shall constitute acceptance by you of all terms | |
and conditions of the license set forth herein. | |
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSE | |
1. So long as you accept and strictly comply with the terms and | |
conditions of the license set forth herein, the Licensers will not | |
enforce the copyright or moral rights in respect of the Software, in | |
connection with the use, copying, duplication, adaptation, | |
modification, preparation of a derivative work, aggregation with | |
another program, or insertion into another program of the Software or | |
the distribution or transmission of the Software. However, in the | |
event you or any other user of the Software revises all or any portion | |
of the Software, and such revision is distributed, then, in addition | |
to the notice required to be affixed pursuant to paragraph 2 below, a | |
notice shall be affixed indicating that the Software has been revised, | |
and indicating the date of such revision and the name of the person or | |
entity that made the revision. | |
2. In the event you provide to any third party all or any portion of | |
the Software, whether for copying, duplication, adaptation, | |
modification, preparation of a derivative work, aggregation with | |
another program, insertion into another program, or other use, you | |
shall affix the following copyright notice and all terms and | |
conditions of this license (both the Japanese original and English | |
translation) as set forth herein, without any revision or change | |
whatsoever. | |
Form of copyright notice: | |
Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan | |
Copyright (c) 1991-2008 Kawahara Lab., Kyoto University | |
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Shikano Lab., Nara Institute of Science and Technology | |
Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Julius project team, Nagoya Institute of Technology | |
3. When you publish or present any results by using the Software, you | |
must explicitly mention your use of "Large Vocabulary Continuous | |
Speech Recognition Engine Julius". | |
4. The Licensers are licensing the Software, which is the trial | |
product of research and project, on an "as is" and royalty-free basis, | |
and makes no warranty or guaranty whatsoever with respect to the | |
Software, whether express or implied, irrespective of the nation where | |
used, and whether or not arising out of statute or otherwise, | |
including but not limited to any warranty or guaranty with respect to | |
quality, performance, merchantability, fitness for a particular | |
purpose, absence of defects, or absence of infringement of copyright, | |
patent rights, trademark rights or other intellectual property rights, | |
trade secrets or proprietary rights of any third party. You and every | |
other user of the Software hereby acknowledge that the Software is | |
licensed without any warranty or guaranty, and assume all risks | |
arising out of the absence of any warranty or guaranty. In the event | |
the terms and conditions of this license are inconsistent with the | |
obligations imposed upon you by judgment of a court or for any other | |
reason, you may not use the Software. | |
The Licensers shall not have any liability to you or to any third | |
party for damages or liabilities of any nature whatsoever arising out | |
of your use of or inability to use the Software, whether of an | |
ordinary, special, direct, indirect, consequential or incidental | |
nature (including without limitation lost profits) or otherwise, and | |
whether arising out of contract, negligence, tortuous conduct, product | |
liability or any other legal theory or reason whatsoever of any nation | |
or jurisdiction. | |
5. This license of use of the Software shall be governed by the laws | |
of Japan, and the Kyoto District Court shall have exclusive primary | |
jurisdiction with respect to all disputes arising with respect | |
thereto. | |
6. Inquiries for support or maintenance of the Software, or inquiries | |
concerning this license of use besides the conditions above, may be | |
sent to Julius project team, Nagoya Institute of Technology, or | |
Kawahara Lab., Kyoto University. |