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of such depictions. With regard to the remaining depictions of actual sexual conduct appearing or otherwise contained in this video, the records required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2257 and C.F.R. 75 are kept by the custodian of records of (company name) at (company address).
Lockhart and Roy hit a roadblock
By October 2005, Lockhart’s new partnership with Grant Roy, a former Texan transplanted to sunny San Diego, California, resulted in the formation of LSG Media, LLC, and a registered domain name, www.brentcorriganonline.com.
Kocis reacted strongly to the bold move by LSG Media, launching a federal trademark lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Southern California against Lockhart and his partners.
The suit sought damages and injunctive relief to stop Lockhart, Roy and LSG Media, LLC from releasing new titles using the name Brent Corrigan. The latter issue addressed a long-simmering argument over the Corrigan stage name. Lockhart claimed in interviews and court documents that he selected the name Corrigan from a phone book because it sounded Irish. Kocis claimed that he chose the name in early 2004 “to be used in the creation of a series of premier adult content DVDs/videos for Cobra” and that he was the owner of the trade name, and had invested time and money in the promotion and creation of the character name Brent Corrigan. (54) The suit repeated Kocis’ claims that Lockhart had used forged documents in order to work for Cobra Video in four productions and had “misappropriated (the Brent Corrigan) name to compete in bad faith against Cobra Video.” (55)
Kocis went forward in 2006 with the release of two films Lockhart had filmed prior to their split, each of which bore titles that reflected the contempt that had grown between the two . Brent Corrigan’s Fuck Me Raw featured a crude cover photo of Lockhart exposing his anus with sperm running from his sphincter (a Photoshop alteration to the photo allegedly added in later) and Take It Like A Bad Boy (alternately named Take It Like A Bitch Boy). Take It would be Kocis’ final production for his Cobra enterprise, covering an extraordinarily lengthy 140 minutes.
Lockhart took exceptional insult from the degrading video titles and cover images. It was an annoyance he would have to live with. “It bothered me…(but) I knew what (Kocis) was trying to do, and it didn’t get to me,” Lockhart said. (56)
Lockhart’s counsel Beville was unimpressed, noting that the biggest problem facing Kocis and Cobra was the fact that they had allegedly never inspected the actual ID, in violation of federal law. “In order to prove their civil case they have to give factual evidence of a felony committed by themselves,” Beville claimed. (57) “I believe Bryan Kocis is doing this to keep the other models that he may have photographed underage from coming forward,” he added. Kocis called that claim “a baseless allegation” and urged Beville to produce any proof of any other underage performers having worked at Cobra. (58)
Kocis, through his new California counsel, Jeffrey Douglas, made it clear who he felt was at fault in the underage performance saga: Lockhart. He accused Lockhart of having committed fraud and possibly serious crimes by knowingly appearing under the age of eighteen in the videos, and “feloniously” obtaining a fake driver’s license, Douglas said. (59)
In April 2006, Pacific Sun Entertainment withdrew two more Cobra Video releases, Campus Boyz I and Campus Boyz II, from distribution, offering no explanation as to why. The move did nothing to quell swirling rumors that Kocis had engaged other performers besides Lockhart under the age of eighteen. No other confirmed allegations about any other Cobra performers being underage were ever raised publicly, however.
A very personal, ugly fight
Months of nasty e-mail and blog postings followed on both sides of the Kocis-Lockhart fight, with wild allegations and personal assaults raised on each side.
Lockhart and Roy hit a roadblock
By October 2005, Lockhart’s new partnership with Grant Roy, a former Texan transplanted to sunny San Diego, California, resulted in the formation of LSG Media, LLC, and a registered domain name, www.brentcorriganonline.com.
Kocis reacted strongly to the bold move by LSG Media, launching a federal trademark lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Southern California against Lockhart and his partners.
The suit sought damages and injunctive relief to stop Lockhart, Roy and LSG Media, LLC from releasing new titles using the name Brent Corrigan. The latter issue addressed a long-simmering argument over the Corrigan stage name. Lockhart claimed in interviews and court documents that he selected the name Corrigan from a phone book because it sounded Irish. Kocis claimed that he chose the name in early 2004 “to be used in the creation of a series of premier adult content DVDs/videos for Cobra” and that he was the owner of the trade name, and had invested time and money in the promotion and creation of the character name Brent Corrigan. (54) The suit repeated Kocis’ claims that Lockhart had used forged documents in order to work for Cobra Video in four productions and had “misappropriated (the Brent Corrigan) name to compete in bad faith against Cobra Video.” (55)
Kocis went forward in 2006 with the release of two films Lockhart had filmed prior to their split, each of which bore titles that reflected the contempt that had grown between the two . Brent Corrigan’s Fuck Me Raw featured a crude cover photo of Lockhart exposing his anus with sperm running from his sphincter (a Photoshop alteration to the photo allegedly added in later) and Take It Like A Bad Boy (alternately named Take It Like A Bitch Boy). Take It would be Kocis’ final production for his Cobra enterprise, covering an extraordinarily lengthy 140 minutes.
Lockhart took exceptional insult from the degrading video titles and cover images. It was an annoyance he would have to live with. “It bothered me…(but) I knew what (Kocis) was trying to do, and it didn’t get to me,” Lockhart said. (56)
Lockhart’s counsel Beville was unimpressed, noting that the biggest problem facing Kocis and Cobra was the fact that they had allegedly never inspected the actual ID, in violation of federal law. “In order to prove their civil case they have to give factual evidence of a felony committed by themselves,” Beville claimed. (57) “I believe Bryan Kocis is doing this to keep the other models that he may have photographed underage from coming forward,” he added. Kocis called that claim “a baseless allegation” and urged Beville to produce any proof of any other underage performers having worked at Cobra. (58)
Kocis, through his new California counsel, Jeffrey Douglas, made it clear who he felt was at fault in the underage performance saga: Lockhart. He accused Lockhart of having committed fraud and possibly serious crimes by knowingly appearing under the age of eighteen in the videos, and “feloniously” obtaining a fake driver’s license, Douglas said. (59)
In April 2006, Pacific Sun Entertainment withdrew two more Cobra Video releases, Campus Boyz I and Campus Boyz II, from distribution, offering no explanation as to why. The move did nothing to quell swirling rumors that Kocis had engaged other performers besides Lockhart under the age of eighteen. No other confirmed allegations about any other Cobra performers being underage were ever raised publicly, however.
A very personal, ugly fight
Months of nasty e-mail and blog postings followed on both sides of the Kocis-Lockhart fight, with wild allegations and personal assaults raised on each side.
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