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"Your use of Naked Cowgirl is essentially identical to the Naked Cowboy and is clearly in violation (of the Naked Cowboy trademark)," Burke wrote in a cease-and-desist letter to Kane.
Burke said Kane balked at his offer of a franchise agreement, which would require her to pay $5,000 a year or $500 a month to copycat his act.
"If she's going to sell stuff and make money off of it, then, yeah, she's going to have to pay," Burke told the post.
However, Kane, who performs in a stars-and-stripes hat with a matching bikini, said she doesn't believe she should have to pay Burke at all.
"You know how much money I make?" she said. "Two dollars a picture. I'm not selling any products."