The legal maneuvering continues in the three-year-old lawsuit by the New England Patriots against StubHub, as the secondary ticketing company was reportedly dealt a blow recently to one of its arguments.

StubHub unsuccessfully tried to argue that it should not be held responsible for the actions of its users under Section 230 of the landmark Communications Decency Act. The company was seeking a partial summary judgment that would have gone a long way to thwarting the Patriots' efforts to paint the secondary ticket company as partly liable for users buying and selling the teams' tickets. StubHub claims it does not sell tickets itself, the company simply created a forum for others to buy or sell tickets.

After two years of progress in adopting favorable ticket resale laws, several states are again taking a hard look at the issue and are considering reforms that could significantly impact ticket brokers.

In some instances, the various moves came in the aftermath of the Hannah Montana ticketing controversy, but now state legislatures are again studying the issue in light of the problems associated with Bruce Springsteen tickets, which led to a settlement with New Jersey, and the proposed merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment and Live Nation.

A proposal to eliminate the speculative selling of tickets for events in Arkansas has been delayed while a state House committee reviews the measure.

Last week, the proposed bill, SB966 which was sponsored by Sen. Larry Teague, prohibits brokers and others from selling tickets to events in the state, with the exception of sporting events, before tickets go on sale to the general public. The plan received overwhelming support in the state Senate, but the measure left questions unanswered, namely what would it mean for fan clubs or theater subscriptions, both of which offer tickets for sale in advance of the general public.

The New York State Assembly is considering a proposed bill that would mandate that at least 7 percent of the tickets for sale for a sporting event be affordable, if the game is played in a facility that received taxpayer money to help build it.

Bill number A00508, sponsored by Democratic Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, calls for "an accounting of all benefits that any state or local authority has granted for the purpose of construction, reconstruction, repair, or rehabilitation of a professional sports facility" so that an affordable ticket price can be determined.