Forvo.com (/ˈfɔːrvoʊ/FOR-voh) is a website that allows access to, and playback of, pronunciation sound clips in many different languages in an attempt to facilitate the learning of languages. Forvo.com was first envisioned in 2007 by co-founder Israel Rondón,[2] and came to fruition in 2008. Forvo.com is owned by Forvo Media SL, based in San Sebastián, Spain. Forvo's 'About'-page states Forvo to be the largest pronunciation guide website on the Internet.[3] It has been listed in the 50 best websites of 2013 by Time.[4]
License was Creative Commons from January 2008 until August 2019. See note below.
All sound clips on Forvo.com are created by its users, who also have the power to vote on each clip, positively or negatively, in an effort to ensure that the highest quality sound clips have priority in the site's listings. The pronunciations are also reviewed and edited by a volunteer team of editors.[5]
Forvo has an API[6] to share its pronunciation with other websites. The API service is paid (24 USD/year for individual use).[7]
Forvo just encourages adding simple words but there are some exceptions that can be clearly found in their recommendations and policy.[8]
Forvo License and User's Rightsedit
Since the beginning of Forvo in 2008 the Company adopted a License called "Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0". By the end of 2019 the Company removed the "Creative Commons" Terms and Conditions from their website.[9] It was replaced with an "ad hoc" License that severely restricts user's rights to copy, modify and redistribute the audio files.[10]
Since 2008 until 2019 Forvo requested volunteers to record their voices and approximately 5 million audios were recorded under the "Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0".[11] Afterwards, Forvo suddenly changed the License to make all recordings their exclusive property.[12] Many users have complained of restrictions to download audio.[13][14] Forvo tried to revoke the rights of users and impede them from downloading their own voices.
More than 5 million audios were recorded under a Creative Commons License that grants irrevocable rights to users to obtain a copy, modify and redistribute the data.[15] However, Forvo violated the Creative Commons License to restrict the freedom of users. In contrast, the Free and Open Source Alternative Lingua Libre does allow users to copy, modify and share their audios.[16]
^Forvo's About page says "Headed by Félix Vela ... I love working at a startup". That implies Forvo is a startup commercial company. Currently they appear to be making money off the iPhone app and website advertising. The site nowhere says it's non-profit, just that the content is CC-licensed.
"Forvo.com, para saber como se pronuncia una palabra" [Forvo.com, to know how to pronounce a word]. La Flecha (in Spanish). 23 Jun 2008. Retrieved 11 Aug 2012. Google Translate: [1]
"¿Cómo se dice…? Búscalo en Forvo.com" [How do you say…? Look it up in Forvo.com]. Baquía (in Spanish). 28 May 2008. Retrieved 11 Aug 2012. Google Translate: [2]
"¿Cómo se dice Gwyneth Paltrow?" [How do you say Gwyneth Paltrow?]. Público (in Spanish). 17 Apr 2012. Retrieved 11 Aug 2012. Google Translate: [3]
"¿Cómo se dice Eyjafjalla?" [How do you pronounce Eyjafjalla?]. Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 12 Nov 2010. Retrieved 11 Aug 2012. Google Translate: [4]
"Web: confira ferramentas gratuitas que ajudam a treinar inglês" [Web: Check out free tools that help train English]. Gazetaweb.com (in Portuguese). 21 Feb 2010. Retrieved 11 Aug 2012.
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Forvo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Forvo com ˈ f ɔːr v oʊ FOR voh is a website that allows access to and playback of pronunciation sound clips in many different languages in an attempt to facilitate the learning of languages Forvo com was first envisioned in 2007 by co founder Israel Rondon 2 and came to fruition in 2008 Forvo com is owned by Forvo Media SL based in San Sebastian Spain Forvo s About page states Forvo to be the largest pronunciation guide website on the Internet 3 It has been listed in the 50 best websites of 2013 by Time 4 ForvoType of siteLinguisticsOwnerForvo Media SLURLforvo comCommercialYes 1 RegistrationOptional but required to download MP3s and to add pronunciationsLaunchedJanuary 2008Content licenseCreative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3 0License was Creative Commons from January 2008 until August 2019 See note below All sound clips on Forvo com are created by its users who also have the power to vote on each clip positively or negatively in an effort to ensure that the highest quality sound clips have priority in the site s listings The pronunciations are also reviewed and edited by a volunteer team of editors 5 Forvo has an API 6 to share its pronunciation with other websites The API service is paid 24 USD year for individual use 7 Contents 1 Recommendations for adding words 2 Forvo License and User s Rights 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRecommendations for adding words editForvo just encourages adding simple words but there are some exceptions that can be clearly found in their recommendations and policy 8 Forvo License and User s Rights editSince the beginning of Forvo in 2008 the Company adopted a License called Creative Commons BY NC SA 3 0 By the end of 2019 the Company removed the Creative Commons Terms and Conditions from their website 9 It was replaced with an ad hoc License that severely restricts user s rights to copy modify and redistribute the audio files 10 Since 2008 until 2019 Forvo requested volunteers to record their voices and approximately 5 million audios were recorded under the Creative Commons BY NC SA 3 0 11 Afterwards Forvo suddenly changed the License to make all recordings their exclusive property 12 Many users have complained of restrictions to download audio 13 14 Forvo tried to revoke the rights of users and impede them from downloading their own voices More than 5 million audios were recorded under a Creative Commons License that grants irrevocable rights to users to obtain a copy modify and redistribute the data 15 However Forvo violated the Creative Commons License to restrict the freedom of users In contrast the Free and Open Source Alternative Lingua Libre does allow users to copy modify and share their audios 16 See also editLingua Libre Common VoiceReferences edit Forvo s About page says Headed by Felix Vela I love working at a startup That implies Forvo is a startup commercial company Currently they appear to be making money off the iPhone app and website advertising The site nowhere says it s non profit just that the content is CC licensed Bombilla Light bulb 12 November 2010 About Forvo Retrieved 2010 09 26 Time Best Websites of 2013 2013 05 06 Archived from the original on 2013 06 02 Retrieved 2013 05 22 pronunciation guide Recent collaborators Forvo Retrieved 2012 03 13 Forvo Pronunciation API let s show the world how to pronounce Api forvo com Retrieved 2012 03 13 Forvo com API Pricing Forvo com Forvo rules 2015 Forvo License Archived from the original on 2015 09 05 License Forvo Retrieved 2021 11 20 2015 Forvo License Archived from the original on 2015 09 05 Team Forvo Forvo the pronunciation guide license of use Forvo com Retrieved 2021 11 20 A Free and Open Source alternative to Forvo com Pronunciation A language learners forum forum language learners org Retrieved 2021 11 20 data request Where to download the Forvo database Open Data Stack Exchange Retrieved 2021 11 21 Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3 0 Unported CC BY NC SA 3 0 creativecommons org Retrieved 2021 11 21 Lingua Libre lingualibre org Retrieved 2021 11 21 External links editForvo Website Deusto Reviewer on Language Resources Open Channel Malaysia Star Forvo com para saber como se pronuncia una palabra Forvo com to know how to pronounce a word La Flecha in Spanish 23 Jun 2008 Retrieved 11 Aug 2012 Google Translate 1 Como se dice Buscalo en Forvo com How do you say Look it up in Forvo com Baquia in Spanish 28 May 2008 Retrieved 11 Aug 2012 Google Translate 2 Como se dice Gwyneth Paltrow How do you say Gwyneth Paltrow Publico in Spanish 17 Apr 2012 Retrieved 11 Aug 2012 Google Translate 3 Como se dice Eyjafjalla How do you pronounce Eyjafjalla Diario Vasco in Spanish 12 Nov 2010 Retrieved 11 Aug 2012 Google Translate 4 Web confira ferramentas gratuitas que ajudam a treinar ingles Web Check out free tools that help train English Gazetaweb com in Portuguese 21 Feb 2010 Retrieved 11 Aug 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Forvo amp oldid 1160588068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
