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.
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) “expects” Ticketmaster to change how it labels and prices tickets after an investigation into the sale of tickets for Oasis’ “Live ’25” tour…
A new proposed class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleges that Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster…
Lawmakers in Texas are considering legislation aimed at banning hidden fees and protecting consumers’ right to transfer and resell tickets to live events this session. The proposed measures—House Bill 3621,…
Two new bills under consideration by the Connecticut General Assembly could bring sweeping changes to the state’s ticketing and live entertainment industries. House Bill 7182, which focuses exclusively on ticketing…
A Parliament inquiry in Australia urges the country to take a closer look at ticketing laws. Parliament has released a report, dubbed “Am I Ever Gonna See You Live Again?”…
A federal judge in New York denied Live Nation Entertainment’s effort to dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust case that seeks to break apart Ticketmaster, moving the closely watched…
If things had gone slightly different in December, the Coalition for Ticket Fairness conference this week might have been a celebration of the passage of commonsense ticket reform by way…
New York State Senator James Skoufis and Assembly Member Ron Kim took the stage at this year’s Coalition for Ticket Fairness (CTF) conference in Florida on Thursday, and made clear…
There are few things that more people agree on more unanimously than the fact that the ticketing process is an impossible mess for the consumer. An endless cycle of angry…
DJ Bassnectar has officially settled the lawsuits brought forth by three women for child trafficking and sex abuse. Bassnectar, whose real name is Lorin Ashton, was accused of “grooming” plaintiffs…