Pascrell Slams “Greedy” Ticketmaster Over Springsteen Fiasco
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. has long been a foe of Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster, and spared no fury…
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.
LAFC Strips Season Tickets From Fans Over Ticket Resale
One of the major side-stories of the increased forced shift to digital-only ticketing systems is teams using the data they…
Live Nation: No Liability For Drakeo The Ruler’s Backstage Death
In filing published earlier this week, Live Nation claims that it has no responsibility in the matter of a fatal…
EU Parliament Passes Digital Services Act, Adding Ticket Regulations
The European Parliament has voted to approve the Digital Services Act (DSA), to better deal with online harms. New regulations…
Eventbrite Face GOP Ire Over Deplatforming D’Souza Event
The Louisiana GOP has filed a complaint with the state’s Attorney General after Eventbrite cancelled payments for an event featuring…
New York Ticketing Law Banning “Drip Fees” Signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul
Updates to the New York ticketing law for live events were signed into law this week by Gov. Kathy Hochul,…
StubHub parent Viagogo Hit With $24M Fine by Italian Regulator
Viagogo, the parent company of StubHub‘s North American businesses, was hit with a massive fine by authorities in Italy. Autorita…
New York Passes Ticketing Law Adding “All-In” Pricing Requirement
New York’s legislature Thursday voted to approve changes to the arts and culture laws surrounding live event ticketing, adding a…
Viagogo Loses Appeal of $7M Fine in Australia
Viagogo, secondary ticket platform and the parent company of StubHub, is ordered to pay A$7 million (around 5 million US…
StubHub’s Motion for Arbitration of COVID Refund Lawsuit Declined
StubHub could not manage to compel arbitration of refund denial claims by plaintiffs who bought tickets via its mobile application,…