StubHub Responds to Ontario’s New Ticket Resale Law
After months of back-and-forth between Canadian lawmakers and ticket industry leaders, The Candian Press announced today that Ontario passed the…
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This archive contains coverage of stories related to the legal and legislative landscape for ticketing and ticket resale. Stories are ordered by date, with the most recent stories displaying first. You can view older stories by clicking through to higher numbered pages within the archive.
Arizona Lawmaker Aims to Outlaw Ticket Bots
Arizona State Senator John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, has proposed a law that would make it illegal to use computer software to impersonate…
Saints Season Ticket Holder Sues for Refund Due to Anthem Protests
A New Orleans Saints fan and season ticket holder has sued the team for a refund on his tickets due…
Concert Promoter Sued by State Over Cancelled Festival
A Buffalo-based concert promoter has been sued by New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman for failing to provide refunds…
Report: Songkick Pitched Ticketmaster on Purchase During Lawsuit
In a new wrinkle to the ongoing lawsuit between Songkick and Live Nation/Ticketmaster, Ampthemag.com is reporting that an investment banker…
Tortuga, Ticketfly Tangle in Ticketing Litigation
Fearing a lawsuit from Ticketfly that could interfere with the 2018 edition of the popular Tortuga Festival in Florida, event…
Price-Meister Statement on Accepting Permanent Injunction in Broker Genius Suit
Price-Meister, which was sued by Broker Genius for allegedly building its broker pricing intelligence product off the framework of BG’s…
German Officials Ban Exclusive Contracts by Ticketing Leader
The Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) in Germany issued a ban on exclusive contracts with box offices and promoters by CTS…
Cyber Bots Target Holiday Toys
“Bots”, the high-speed technology usually employed to purchase mass amounts of tickets for the purpose of inflated resale, are now…
Liverpool Take Legal Action Against Australian Travel Agency Offering Tickets
Liverpool FC, a Premier League team with notoriously die-hard supporters and hard-to-get tickets, has taken legal action against Great Events,…