Like with VOCALOID, UTAU also has usage policies that users are observing. 1. THE PROGRAM UTAU CANNOT BE SOLD. It is freeware. If you have paid for a copy of UTAU, you've been scammed. (However the author accepts voluntary donations if you are willing to shell out money out of your own initiative. Donations will grant you additional features of the program.) NOTE: In Japan, UTAU is classified as a shareware; however, the benefits of the paid version are additional features, and the freely-distributed version is not crippled in any way. Either versions can be used to normally create, configure and publish voicebanks and voice rendering.