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Image:00011135 "Of Puerto Rican extraction," writes AVN, "this Satin Latin with the jet black hair and the kind of eyes that light up like the billboard in Times Square, flashing bulletin after bulletin of steaming sexuality, was breaking her maiden in Gothic. The scandalous John T. Bone directs. "And as to the anal, it was her first. And as Robo-schlong buried his rod deep-deeper-deepest, Shyla's head began spinning back and forth like Linda Blair's crazed noggin in The Exorcist." (AVN 1/96) Anutza Herling began stripping four years ago at age 19. She gives blowjobs as if her name wasn't Shyla. She owns 20 vibrators, most deceased, overtaxed, but all reportedly died a happy death. She keeps the dead ones because of the fond memories. (AVN 1/96) Jasmin St. Claire and Shyla perform for the first time in John T. Bone's Two Too Much. AVN 5/96 reports that on the set of Two Too Much "Tom Byron was intrigued with f---ing new girl Jasmin St. Claire up the ass. And the way she bounced reverse cowgirl style with his cock stuck up her ass, it looked like she enjoyed it too." "This is anti-Vivid," said Director John Bone. "Both of these girls could be Vivid girls, except they want to f---. They do anal. They want to do pornography. And they don't want to sit on the sidelines and lay down 27 conditions under which they'll only do it with their boyfriend and won't do this or that or the other. "Here are really beautiful girls who do pornography; and that's the breakthrough. Until now, you've had really beautiful girls and you've had really dirty porno girls, but you've never had a mix of the two." As with other Bone productions, don't expect much story in Two Too Much. "But do expect hard-driving anal penetration, true double-penetrations (we were especially pleased with Shyla's double vaginal), and unusual positions amid some weird scenery." (AVN 5/96 p.43) "I'm pretty sore," Shyla groaned after her 24-minute butt-bang. "It'll take a lot of icepacks and warm towels to soothe my ass. But I'll be here to do it again in a month." But she wasn't. Shyla spent much of 1996 sidelined by Hepatitis, which she contracted from a fellow female performer who'd just done a scene in a pile of cow manure. "Everyone's always saying, "Oh, it's so safe." But the only thing you're safe from is HIV, because everyone is tested for that." (HEVG) An eldest child raised in Chicago in a strict Catholic family, Shyla says she had a "killer body at 13 and after that it all went downhill." One day mom caught Shyla using a phone-sex line, down on her knees in the dining room playing with herself. So mom shipped her off to her grandparents in Puerto Rico. Shyla graduated from a bilingual school in ninth grade before returning to Chicago. She got pregnant and left home. Rather than having an abortion, Shyla saw the pregnancy through to term, then gave the child up to adoption. Living in her own apartment, Shyla worked as a waitress. She later passed the G.E.D. (high school equivalency exam). For three years, Foxxx dated steady the owner of several chicken restaurants. "The money I went through was ridiculous," she giggles. "Everyone told me, 'Put it away. Save it.' But I didn't know any better." She eventually moved to California and got a contract with Metro. In April of 1998, Shyla's lawyer sent me this ludicrous and misspelled threat: Subj: Cease and Desist Date: 98-04-06 20:59:12 EDT From: H Faze To: Luzdedos1 CC: Postmaster Luke F-rd 505 South Beverly Drive, #1417 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Attn; Luke F-rd April 6, 1998 Via 1st Class Mail, e-mail. Re; Trademark Infringement of Shyla Foxxxx (R) Dear Sir: This office has been retained to protect the intellectual property rights and otherwise represent the interests of Anutza Herling, dba Shyla Foxxxx.(R) Ms. Herling owns all rights, including a Federally Registered Trademark to the name "Shyla Foxxxx.(R)" A periodic internet search by my client has uncovered your l-keford.com webcite. Further investigation shows that your site is a commercial venture, as it includes commercial advertisement links and is obviously an attempt to acquire a publisher for your "on-line book." It is my client's position that you are infringing upon the Shyla Foxxxx(R) Trademark (See section 32(a) of the Lanham Trademark Act of 1946) and further, that you are in violation of various State and Federal unfair competition statutes. Clearly, the inclusion of Shyla Foxxxx(R) is calculated to increase interest in your cite, and any possible future book, and might be construed by your customers to be licensed, supported and/or approved by Ms. Herling, which it is not. Further, it is obvious that inclusion of Shyla Foxxxx(R) is calculated to allow your company to financially benefit from the unauthorized and surreptitious exploitation of my client's registered Tradename. Demand is hereby made that you immediately cease and desist from any further infringement. Additionally, demand is hereby made that you immediately cease and desist making any use, whatsoever, of Shyla Foxxxx(R), or any other mark which is deceptively similar to Shyla Foxxxx(R), in connection with any commercial or other delivery, in any medium, of any goods and/or services. Please be advised that 15 U.S.C.A S 1117(a) allows my client to recover from you any and all profits derived from infringing said Trademark. Accordingly, should you not adequately respond to this demand in a timely manner, suit will be filed in Federal Court, pursuant to 15 U.S.C.A S 1121(a), demanding an immediate accounting of all sales and/or profits generated by you since you first included Shyla Foxxxx(R) in your webcite. Additional remedies available to my client under 15 U.S.C.A S 1117 et seq include, but are not limited to; temporary and permanent injunctive relief (See 15 U.S.C.A 1116(a)), the impounding and subsequent destruction of all materials enabling your continued infringement (See 15 U.S.C.A. 1118), and recovery of three times my client's actual damages in addition to any and all profits derived by you resulting from infringing on my client's Trademark. Further, my client may recover from you any and all costs incurred in the enforcement of his trademark, including but not limited to court costs and attorney's fees. (See 15 U.S.C.A. 1117(a)) Be advised that 18 U.S.C.A. S 2320 provides that any knowing use of a spurious mark in the transfer of goods or services may subject you to a fine up to one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) and/or imprisonment up to five (5) years. I have advised my client that she should afford you a reasonable opportunity to contact this office in an effort to settle this matter, before she initiates litigation. She has tentatively agreed. However, she will pursue all available legal and equitable remedies, to the full extent the law allows, should you fail to immediately comply with these demands. Any communications pertaining to this matter should be forwarded to this office at the address and telephone numbers listed on my letterhead. If you are represented by counsel, your attorney should contact me directly. This is the only opportunity my client will grant you to avoid the filing of a federal trademark infringement action. Should you fail to respond, any further communications from my client will be in the form of service of process informing you that litigation has commenced. Allan B. Gelbard Attorney at Law A real lawyer wrote to me: "Ms. Herling's lawyer sounds like a real idiot. I don't know much about intellectual property law, but I would agree with you that there isn't any prohibition on writing about a trademark. "Microsoft" and "Windows" are both trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation, yet the New York Times and others have the gall to mention these names in their articles. In advertisements, we even see firms use the trademarked names of their competitors. And directly analagous to your purported infringement, Sun Microsystems --Microsoft's archenemy-- uses the trademarked word "Microsoft" several times on their website. The nerve. "You know what kind of lawyer you are dealing with when he uses the word "webcite" twice! This is not even a matter of computer knowledge-- it's just that this guy doesn't know the difference between the words "cite" and the "site."" Beau emailed me: "Shyla really needs a better attorney if he believes that your use of her "trademarked" stage name constitutes litigation under the Lanham act. Alas, even a morally bankrupt and predatory porn executive can get a self-esteem boost from the existence of many of our nation's legal professionals." "Who in the hell is Shyla Foxxxx?" asks Shindog. "She should spend more time f---ing and sucking so people know who she is, rather than hiring some shyster to harass poor Luke!" Jim Gunn: "…The cease and desist letter Luke got was just a typical attorney tactic to get Luke to take the reference to her _real_ name off of his web site. Someone she knew probably was web surfing, told her about her inclusion on Luke's real name list and she called her attorney to see if they could bully Luke into dropping any reference to her on his site. The actual legality letter doesn't seem to make a lot of sense, but I don't blame her for being annoyed. Luke's publishing of porn stars real names in a cross-referenced list like he has done, without any purpose other than to prove the fact that freedom of the press may technically allow it is sure to be a sore spot for those in the adult biz who try to maintain some sort of general anonymity by using a professional name. What can you do? Luke's a creepy, lonely religious zealot who probably hates himself for jerking off to porn movies and wants to punish the world for the shame that he feels." 5/01 Shyla Foxxx is a popular escort. According to the escorting site NYCFantasies.com: "Shyla Foxxx is a stunning beauty with a magnetic personality. People seem drawn to her no matter where she is. With one look at her, you notice that she has the most incredible molasses colored eyes, curvaceous figure and Cheshire cat smile that leaves you wanting to know more about her. To compliment her physical attributes, she has a dynamite wry sense of humor. Since 1990, she has been delighting the world through dance, magazines and erotic films. She has even managed to snag the interests of mainstream entertainment giants, Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey. With all her success, she still enjoys hearing from members of her fan club. She states, "No matter where I am on the road touring, I always remember it's the fans who put me where I am!" It is this kind of thoughtfulness that can lead to stardom. Don't miss Shyla on tour!" A Lexis search revealed: " Trademark Name: SHYLA FOXXXX (STYLIZED LETTERS) Word Count: 2 Status: PENDING - DRAWING SHEET DATA Status Date: FEBRUARY 12, 1998 Entertainment Tonight, February 8, 1999 Cue tape: Host: They are women who wanted to make it big in Hollywood. And they did. They are among the most popular new stars in porn. Now they talk about their fame and fortunes and their very different hopes for the future in our Entertainment Tonight cover story. Narrator: Devon found her way here from Allentown, Pennsylvania. Devon: "I was a little nervous. I didn't know what to expect." N: Shyla [Foxxx] came from Chicago. Shyla Foxxx: "I never thought I would be here but I have to say that I wouldn't trade it for the world." N: Coral [Sands] was a country girl from Alabama. Coral: "What if my friends find out? What if my family finds out?" N: Today these three women are among the hottest stars in adult video. C: "I completely acknowledge the fact that what I do is not so normal." Luke F-rd: "Why do women perform sex on film? Money." N: Luke F-rd is the author of "A History of X", a new book on the industry. He says top actresses can make over $100,000 a year and lots more from strip clubs. Luke: "There are probably two or three who are making over $500,000 a year. There are probably a dozen or more porn stars clearing $200,000 a year." Shyla: "I can't believe that I can have such a great income and have so much fun." N: But all that fun and money comes with a price. Despite precautions, there is the threat of AIDS. Coral: "It only takes one time. It's a scary issue." N: Family and friends might not be so enthusiastic about your new job." Devon: "Some of them are cool and some of them didn't want to hang out with me and be my friend anymore. I guess I could expect that." Coral: "So many people can't possibly imagine that this is ok." Luke: "It's a very tough business. It really grinds people down." N: Shyla, who's in college studying criminal justice, plans to quit in a year or two." Shyla: "My goal is to be the best criminal attorney out there. But besides that, I'd like to be a judge some day." N: Coral wants to be a singer and settle in the mountains in Tennessee. Coral: "Every other thing I'm doing is working for one thing and one thing only - buy my way out of LA." N: They may go but new ones are certain to replace them. And bring with them, big dreams. Devon: "I want to be the biggest porn actress. I want to be the biggest star." N: Luke F-rd's book "A History of X: 100 Years Of Sex In Film"
will be in stores in March.
3/5/06 Justin writes:
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