Licensing and Redistribution

The following uses for Microsoft Agent Version 1 are currently royalty-free, subject to the End-User License Agreement, and do not require a redistribution license:

• You can automatically cause Microsoft Agent to download from the Microsoft site by including the CLSID for Microsoft Agent in an HTML <OBJECT> tag on one of your site's pages.
• You can also automatically cause the Microsoft Command and Control speech recognition engine and the Lernout & Hauspie® TruVoice Text-To-Speech Engine for Microsoft Agent to download from the Microsoft site, by including their CLSIDs in an HTML <OBJECT> tag on one of your site's pages, provided that these engines are only downloaded and installed for use with Microsoft Agent.
• You can load Microsoft's designated characters or images from the Microsoft Web site in your script code using the Microsoft Agent Load and Get (Prepare) methods.

However, to add or include Microsoft Agent and any of its components to or with an application, or post Microsoft Agent and any of its components on a server, or distribute Microsoft Agent and any of its components using other electronic media, you must first obtain and submit a redistribution license for Microsoft Agent. The Microsoft Agent character files, the Microsoft Command and Control speech engine, and the Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice Text-To-Speech Engine cannot be redistributed without Microsoft Agent. This license for Microsoft Agent Version 1 is currently royalty-free to redistribute within your organization or to your customers. The license does not include the Microsoft Agent Character Editor or the Microsoft Linguistic Sound Editing Tool.

To request a redistribution license or further information, contact the Microsoft Agent Product Group at msagent@microsoft.com.