License
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This mbrola  database is being provided  to you, the  licensee, by the
Istituto Trentino  di Cultura  - Centro per  la Ricerca  Scientifica e
Tecnologica  (ITC-irst)  in Trento,  the  licensor  and  owner of  the
database.   The  original diphone  database,  from  which this  mbrola
database has been built, is  owned and copyrighted by ITC-irst and has
been developed by Roberto Gretter and Fabio Tesser.

By obtaining, using  and/or copying this database, you  agree that you
have read, understood, and will comply with these terms and conditions:

Terms and conditions on the use of IT4
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Permission  is granted to  use this  database for  synthesizing speech
with and only  with the Mbrola program made  available from the MBROLA
project www homepage :

   http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis
   
Terms and conditions for the distribution of IT4
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The distribution of  this database is submitted to  the same terms and
conditions as  the distribution of  the Mbrola program.   In addition,
this database may  not be sold or incorporated  into any product which
is  sold without  prior  permission from  the  Diphone Database  Owner
(gretter@itc.it).

When no  charge is made, this  database may be  copied and distributed
freely, provided that this notice is copied and distributed with it.

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ASSUMES ALL RISKS, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, WHICH INVOLVE
THIS DATABASE IN ANY WAY.  IN PARTICULAR, THE LICENSOR OF THE DATABASE
DOES  NOT TAKE  ANY COMMITMENT  IN VIEW  OF ANY  POSSIBLE  THIRD PARTY
RIGHTS.

