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+*** 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.