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Roosevelt Tobias Bailey Jr., 44, formed five business aliases under which he resold the hacked copies of software at weekend computer tradeshows in Kentucky and Tennessee, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven DeBrota, who works out of the Indianapolis office.
Second Man Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Software
June 1, 2001
Timothy M. Morrison, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced that ROOSEVELT TOBIAS BAILEY, JR., formerly of Indianapolis, and now a resident of the Atlanta, Georgia area, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment today by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Larry J. McKinney following his guilty plea to trafficking in counterfeit computer software and tax evasion during the 1996 and 1997 tax years. The case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service with the assistance of the Adobe’s Anti-piracy Department and the Software & Information Industry Association.
ROOSEVELT TOBIAS BAILEY, JR., doing business as THE ATLANTA GROUP, ATLANTA MICRO SYSTEMS, INDIANA MICRO SYSTEMS, ATLANTA GROUP OF COMPANIES, and WORLD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, operated businesses selling computer software and hardware by telephone, and through vendor booths at weekend computer shows in Indiana and other states in the Midwest. Beginning in December, 1997, and continuing until May 30, 1998, ROOSEVELT T. BAILEY, JR. and TERRY LORENZO BARBER sold numerous copies of computer programs which were produced without authorization from the legitimate copyright holders, which included Adobe Systems, Inc, and other software manufacturers. BAILEY and BARBER bought these unauthorized copies from sources in the United States and sold them to retail customers. BAILEY and BARBER also produced their own unauthorized copies by using compact disk recording hardware. In both instances, the true copyright holders were not compensated for the use of their software.
Adobe Systems, Inc. was the copyright holder of several programs, including Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 ®, Adobe Acrobat 3.0 ®, Adobe Dimensions 3.0®, Adobe Photoshop 4.0 ®, Adobe Illustrator 7.0 ®, and Adobe Acrobat Distiller 2.1 ®, which BAILEY and BARBER illegally sold on a compact disk labeled "Adobe Suite" for approximately $75. The MSRP of these programs totaled approximately $4,768.
Between December, 1997 and May 30, 1998, BAILEY and BARBER received a total of approximately $25,053 from the sale of illegal software. If the same software had been sold through authorized channels of distribution and with proper authorization, together with the inventory in infringing software which BAILEY and BARBER had on hand on May 30, 1998, then the copyright holders would allegedly have received approximately $1,434,589 for this software.
According to Assistant United States Attorney Steven D. DeBrota, who prosecuted the case for the government, Judge McKinney also imposed 3 years supervised release following BAILEY’s release from imprisonment. BAILEY was ordered to forfeit all of his computer equipment and inventory.
TERRY LORENZO BARBER, a co-defendant from Radcliff, Kentucky, was sentenced on May 10, 2001 by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney following his guilty plea to trafficking in counterfeit computer software. BARBER received 4 months community confinement, 3 years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $25,053.00.
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I am the Inventor of a new advanced automotive traction device, with Patents worldwide.
After struggling to raise the start-up capital for 16-18 months, we finally put together the $2.5M, only to realize this amount was not sufficient. Once again we were looking for approx the same, but this time it was much easier because we were no longer considered a PIE-IN-THE-SKY start-up. It took only 6 months to receive a term sheet for $2.6 M, but this was not what we had hoped for. This deal required a sacrifice of controlling interest and relocation of the business. Before deal acceptance, the Angel Investors assured us that we would still run the enterprise, and I would remain President at the helm.
Driving home after closing the deal, my management team seemed very happy with the newly structured organization. When they asked if we should go celebrate, I replied,"I feel as if I need to go to the Rape Crisis Center"! (My gut was talking to me).
Only three months into the venture, the CEO appointed a new President (without my approval) hired a new marketing manager and took full control of the operations. Six months later they had totally ran it into the ground, as they effectively blew the $2.6 M and then announced closure and an immediate liquidation! It was no surprise when the so-called Angel Investor had submitted the highest bid on the assets. It was sold for 10 cents on the dollar!
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Things that have been stolen from me by the people I trusted most.
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Roosevelt Tobias Bailey Jr., 44, formed five business aliases under which he resold the hacked copies of software at weekend computer tradeshows in Kentucky and Tennessee, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven DeBrota, who works out of the Indianapolis office.
Second Man Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Software
June 1, 2001
Timothy M. Morrison, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced that ROOSEVELT TOBIAS BAILEY, JR., formerly of Indianapolis, and now a resident of the Atlanta, Georgia area, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment today by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Larry J. McKinney following his guilty plea to trafficking in counterfeit computer software and tax evasion during the 1996 and 1997 tax years. The case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service with the assistance of the Adobe’s Anti-piracy Department and the Software & Information Industry Association.
ROOSEVELT TOBIAS BAILEY, JR., doing business as THE ATLANTA GROUP, ATLANTA MICRO SYSTEMS, INDIANA MICRO SYSTEMS, ATLANTA GROUP OF COMPANIES, and WORLD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, operated businesses selling computer software and hardware by telephone, and through vendor booths at weekend computer shows in Indiana and other states in the Midwest. Beginning in December, 1997, and continuing until May 30, 1998, ROOSEVELT T. BAILEY, JR. and TERRY LORENZO BARBER sold numerous copies of computer programs which were produced without authorization from the legitimate copyright holders, which included Adobe Systems, Inc, and other software manufacturers. BAILEY and BARBER bought these unauthorized copies from sources in the United States and sold them to retail customers. BAILEY and BARBER also produced their own unauthorized copies by using compact disk recording hardware. In both instances, the true copyright holders were not compensated for the use of their software.
Adobe Systems, Inc. was the copyright holder of several programs, including Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 ®, Adobe Acrobat 3.0 ®, Adobe Dimensions 3.0®, Adobe Photoshop 4.0 ®, Adobe Illustrator 7.0 ®, and Adobe Acrobat Distiller 2.1 ®, which BAILEY and BARBER illegally sold on a compact disk labeled "Adobe Suite" for approximately $75. The MSRP of these programs totaled approximately $4,768.
Between December, 1997 and May 30, 1998, BAILEY and BARBER received a total of approximately $25,053 from the sale of illegal software. If the same software had been sold through authorized channels of distribution and with proper authorization, together with the inventory in infringing software which BAILEY and BARBER had on hand on May 30, 1998, then the copyright holders would allegedly have received approximately $1,434,589 for this software.
According to Assistant United States Attorney Steven D. DeBrota, who prosecuted the case for the government, Judge McKinney also imposed 3 years supervised release following BAILEY’s release from imprisonment. BAILEY was ordered to forfeit all of his computer equipment and inventory.
TERRY LORENZO BARBER, a co-defendant from Radcliff, Kentucky, was sentenced on May 10, 2001 by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney following his guilty plea to trafficking in counterfeit computer software. BARBER received 4 months community confinement, 3 years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $25,053.00.
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