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Article: Bolshoi officials challenge CAMI "Bolshoi" tour. (Bolshoi Ballet sues Columbia Artists Management Inc. )
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- Dance Magazine
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- April 1, 1996
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A group using the name "Bolshoi" for a current tour has no current Bolshoi dancers, no legal connection to the Bolshoi Ballet, and is violating the law by using its name, officials of the Bolshoi Theatre say.
Vladimir Shishmolkin, chief of the international department of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, accused Columbia Artists Management Inc. of violating intellectual property law by using the name "Bolshoi" without authorization. Columbia is promoting a North American tour this winter and spring by a group referred to in promotional literature as "Bolshoi Ballet," "Bolshoi Ballet Ensemble," "Principal Dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet," "Bolshoi Ballet, Ensemble of 50," ...