Using Dictation & Speech as a Narrator (Intellectual Property Rights)

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Using Dictation & Speech as a Narrator (Intellectual Property Rights)

If someone could please help me figure this out, I would be highly appreciate it!

I'm making a sales marketing video for my business and I need a french narrator. I thought it would be a great idea to use "Audrey" (French) as the narrator from the Apples "Dictation & Speech". I'm just not sure if I'm allowed to use her and what the Intellectual Property Rights are? I've looked everywhere and can't find anything. I've contacted Apples Intellectual Property department, but they are taking forever to get back to me. Please help me figure this out or if anyone has an alternative idea that I would be able to use?

Please help! Thank you!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Jan 14, 2016 9:36 AM

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AJ397

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Jan 15, 2016 9:03 AM in response to Therobmilne

I am just another user, but to me it looks like you are not permitted to use the voices the way you want. Here is the license agreement: http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/OSX1011.pdf

System voices are referenced on page 2.

Other license agreements can be found here: http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/

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Therobmilne Author

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Jan 15, 2016 9:27 AM in response to AJ397

Hello AJ397,

Thanks for your effort. It looks like this talks about how Apple collects information from our computer the way we use it. Not how I can use dictation & speech.

I need to know if I use the dictation & speech as a narrator to my video, Apple wont sue us for doing so.

Thanks again, I appreciate the effort!

Rob M

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