Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-4627299-20130906014313/@comment-25648422-20180314115051

If nobody minds, allow me to copypaste something I said some months ago in the comments section of the Kasane Teto article:

Let me place my thoughts regarding what others say that they wish Teto was a VOCALOID:

If Teto was a VOCALOID, she would not be free. She will be given a price, just like all the other VOCALOIDs. Aside from that, Teto will also fall victim along with the VOCALOIDs that have been POCALOIDed or cracked.

One of the things that sets UTAU from VOCALOID is that fact that UTAUs are free of charge--since it's freeware--while VOCALOID is, you know it. VOCALOIDs are sold and the companies who own the VOCALOIDs earn money from all of the VOCALOIDs that are put up for sale.

Because UTAUs are free, there is no way for sure an UTAU can be cracked. After all, no one can crack a program that is meant to be free of charge.

So if Teto was a VOCALOID, people will have to purchase her. Additionally, Teto would be cracked as well.