Pres. Biden Asks for Ban on “Junk Fees”, Holdback Transparency
President Biden asked legislators to take action on his competition agenda Wednesday morning, and near the top of his list…
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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.
Op-Ed: Taylor Swift Meltdown Was About Greed, Not Bots
John Breyault, Brian Hess, and Gary Adler wrote the following opinion piece in the wake of last week’s Senate Judiciary…
Industry Coalition Asks Congress to Break Up LN/Ticketmaster
A consortium of music-industry groups issued a lengthy statement in the wake of last week’s Senate hearing looking at competition…
Garth Brooks Defends Ticketmaster in Wake of Senate Hearing
Garth Brooks, the country star who has been selling out venues and making millions of dollars for a generation, has…
NY Lawmakers, AG Warn MSG Over its Continued Ban of Lawyers
Madison Square Garden and its CEO James Dolan continued to defy growing calls for it to stand down with its…
Ticketmaster/Live Nation Slammed in Extraordinary Senate Hearing
Ticketmaster and its parent Live Nation were under heavy fire on Tuesday, as its president and CFO Joe Berchtold was…
Watch: Senate Judiciary Antitrust Hearing on Ticketing Industry
The long-awaited hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to address competition issues in the ticketing and live entertainment business is…
Live Nation, SeatGeek, Antitrust Inst. Heads Scheduled for Hearing
Live Nation Entertainment President and CFO Joe Berchtold will represent the entertainment giant in Washington on Tuesday morning as the…
Live Nation Adds Lobbyist With Direct Ties to Senate Committee
With its hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee set for Tuesday morning, news has come out that Live…
Lawmakers, Privacy Advocates Slam MSG for “Weaponized” Biometric Data Use
Madison Square Garden has found itself in the crosshairs of both privacy advocates and lawmakers in New York over its…