TERMS OF USE

2021.12.20
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Terms of Use for “Kokeiro Kage” and “Kareiro Yamo” Voice Material

Introduction

“Kokeiro Kage” and “Kareiro Yamo” refer to a collection of voice materials recorded and produced by Tsumuntema (hereinafter referred to as the “Author”) and the characters associated with them.

Disclaimer

  1. The author assumes no responsibility for any problems that may occur as a result of using this material. Please use the materials at your own risk.
  2. The author does not warrant that the materials are in perfect condition or free of defects. The material is released on an “as is” basis and the author is under no obligation to modify it.
  3. The author reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time without prior notice if deemed necessary.

Prohibitions

The following uses are prohibited;

  1. Use that seriously damages the image of the character
    • Use for the purpose of political or religious solicitation, criticism of a specific person or idea, or slander
    • Use that infringes on the rights, interests, or privacy of the author, users of the library, or other third parties, or that causes disadvantage, damage, or discomfort
    • Use that violates laws and regulations or encourages crimes
    • Use that offends public order and morals
  2. Alteration of the character in such a way that it becomes impossible to recognize the use of Kokeiro Kage or Kareiro Yamo
    When using the standing pictures or settings distributed on this website, it is forbidden to alter or modify them in such a way that it is impossible to recognize that you have used Kokeiro Kage or Kareiro Yamo.
    You may use standing pictures and settings with the following alterations and modifications as long as they do not go beyond the scope of the above.
    • Cutting out (trimming) characters
    • Changing colors or adding effects
    • Covering the character with a speech balloon, other images, or graphics
    • Change the aspect ratio (e.g., to express the character’s emotion, or to stretch the character horizontally or vertically to match the rhythm of the music)
    • Adding clothes or accessories
  3. Selling the material itself as the main content.
    It is prohibited to sell the illustrations or voices of the characters on this web page as the main content in itself.
    • Examples of acceptable use
      • Selling or streaming original music created using this material
      • Selling games or programs created using this material
      • Uploading video content created using this material to YouTube and receiving revenue through the “YouTube Partner Program”
    • Examples of prohibited use
      • Selling voice materials or data containing standing pictures as they are, either as a package or as a download
  4. Misrepresenting the authorship of the materials.
    The copyright of this material belongs to the author, and any act that falsifies this is prohibited.

Redistribution and secondary distribution

Redistribution and secondary distribution of this material free of charge is permitted only if all of the following conditions are met;

  • The material is no longer available from the official page
  • The author cannot be contacted for more than 3 months

Non-commercial use or personal commercial use

You do not need to contact me to use our materials. However, I would appreciate it if you could show us your finished work!

Commercial use as a corporation

If you are a corporation, please contact me in advance for commercial use.

About the display of the name of the material

Although it is not required to indicate the name of the material when you publish your work, it will make it easier for the author to find it. I would appreciate it if you could indicate the name of the material!

Derivative works using characters

Permitted expressions

  • Sexual expressions equivalent to PG12, R15, or R18 (Please use cautionary notes and appropriate zoning)
  • Expression of coupling regardless of the opposite or same sex (please also check the terms of use of the other character)
  • Anthropomorphism or feminization
  • Cosplay (fursuits, etc.)
  • Production and sale of goods (limited to distribution for the purpose of recovering the cost of the goods)

Expressions that require caution

  • Grotesque expressions equivalent to PG12, R15G, R18G
    Please refrain from using too cruel and violent expressions such as viscera popping out.

Prohibited expressions

  • Activities such as VTubering using illustrations of characters as avatars

The following expressions are permitted;

  • Using the voice materials of Kokeiro Kage or Kareiro Yamo as the voice of an avatar for VTuber or other activities

Standing pictures and profile pictures

The pictures are created as images of the characters. They can be used in contents related to Kokeiro Kage or Kareiro Yamo created by the user of this material. If you use a standing picture or a profile picture, please clearly indicate in the work or in the description of the video that you have used Kokeiro Kage/Kareiro Yamo.

Use for machine learning and research

The audio files included in the UTAU settings files are intended for use with UTAU and OpenUTAU, but are not restricted to use with those software packages.

The voice materials distributed on this site, including those from the ita-corpus and the mana-corpus, can be used for the following purposes;

  • Use in MMVC
  • Use as training data for machine learning, deep learning, and machine learning
  • Research for speech synthesis technology development

About English version of the Terms of Use

DeepL translation is used. In the event of any discrepancy between the Japanese version and the English version, the Japanese version shall prevail.

Last update: November 28, 2023