英语文摘:Naked Cowboy threatens to sue Naked Cowgirl for trademark violation

BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhuanet) -- The famous "Naked Cowboy" in New York's Times Square threatens to sue a bikini-clad woman who calls herself The Naked Cowgirl of copyright infringement, according to Reuters reports Wednesday.

Robert Burck, a 39-year-old street performer in Times Square, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sandy Kane, who wears a red, white and blue cowboy hat and matching bikini.

Burck's manager, Todd Rubenstein, commented on the situation by saying, "If she's going to sell stuff and make money off of it, then, yeah, she's going to have to pay."

Robert John Burck (C) poses for a picture with tourists on the Times Square in New York City, the United States, June 18, 2008.

An excerpt from Burck's letter to Kane reads, "Your use of Naked Cowgirl is essentially identical to the Naked Cowboy and is clearly in violation [of the Naked Cowboy trademark]."

Kane, who is in her 50s, is a former stripper who's now a fixture of the city comedy scene. Her real name is Sandra Brodsky. She says she doesn't owe Burck anything.