Naked Cowboy Sues Naked Cowgirl

The “naked cowboy lawsuit”, as reported by the New York Post has even some of the best lawyers in Chicago shaking their heads.

Naked Cowboy Sues Naked Cowgirl

Hide ‘em, cowgirl!

The Naked Cowboy wants a judge to force the Naked Cowgirl to cover up.

The Times Square legend, whose real name is Robert John Burck, said comedian Sandy Kane has been stealing his schtick and hurting his rep.

His federal lawsuit says Kane not only dresses like the Naked Cowboy (he actually wears underwear, boots, guitar sling and a cowboy hat), but has stickers of him on her guitar, and has been falsely claiming that the CD she’s been hawking features a duet with him.

“This is not about money. Its about preserving the integrity of the brand,” said the cowboy’s lawyer, Joey Jackson.

Oh, of course it’s not about money, if that’s what you think. It’s about, uh artistic integrity, right?

Burck has his own website, and sells franchising opportunities for aspiring naked cowboys and cowgirls, but Kane hasn’t signed on with the program.

So she is not a franchisee, (read: he’s not making money on her back) so she is now infringing on his “brand’ – which consists of basically playing guitar in his underwear. Classic.