Aerosmith tickets for free as band settles canceled Hawaii concert case
About 8,300 fans of the legendary Aerosmith will be receiving free tickets to see the band later this year as…
Legal
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.
Several states are again mulling changes to their resale ticketing laws
After two years of progress in adopting favorable ticket resale laws, several states are again taking a hard look at…
Ticketmaster, TicketsNow to hand over broker information to state and federal officials
Bowing to pressure from state, federal and Canadian authorities, Ticketmaster Entertainment said today that it was going to turn over…
Arkansas House of Representatives delays vote on ‘spec’ ticket selling law
A proposal to eliminate the speculative selling of tickets for events in Arkansas has been delayed while a state House…
New York Gov. Patterson drops proposal for 4 percent ticket tax
With new federal money coming into state coffers because of the stimulus package, New York Gov. David Patterson has dropped…
New York State considers rule that 7 percent of sports tickets be affordable
The New York State Assembly is considering a proposed bill that would mandate that at least 7 percent of the…
Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger: Law firm launches investigation into TicketsNow
A Washington, DC-based law firm has launched its own investigation into the business practices of Ticketmaster Entertainment and its subsidiary…
Cash-strapped New York State inches toward imposing taxes on event tickets
New York Governor David Patterson is proposing to add a 4 percent sales tax on event tickets in the next…
First of its kind state ticket tax report released by TicketNews
If there is one thing that ticket brokers know, it is that as the secondary ticket market has grown over…
Ticket Software LLC is subject to Arkansas law in Hannah Montana case
Despite praising the company for cooperating with authorities, an Arkansas judge this week ruled that Ticket Software LLC, parent company…