Bands Offer Teen Free Tickets For Life After He Eggs Controversial Australian Senator
Multiple artists are offering a teenager free concert tickets for life after he egged the controversial Australian senator Fraser Anning…
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.
B2K’s Raz B Nearly Quits Reunion Tour Ahead of Rochester Show
B2K singer DeMario “Raz B” Thornton announced he was quitting the R&B group’s ongoing reunion tour after just a week,…
New York Campaign Donations Raise Impartiality, Legality Questions
Three years ago, there was a minor media frenzy related to then-New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and some large…
Ticketmaster Class-Action Lawsuit May Be Resolved Confidentially
A California judge tentatively granted Ticketmaster’s request to arbitrate its ongoing “Scalpergate” class-action lawsuit, which alleges that it violated antitrust…
Rhode Island AG Sides with Venues Over Consumers on Resale Law
In announcing his opposition to a bill being considered by Rhode Island’s legislature removing antiquated resale restrictions for event tickets…
Craig Carton Co-Defendant Sentenced For Role In Ponzi Scheme
A strip club manager was sentenced to 21 months in prison for his role in the ticket-resale Ponzi scheme with…
R. Kelly Returns To Jail After Failing To Pay Child Support
Update – as of Saturday, March 9: R. Kelly was bailed out of jail from a “benefactor” who helped him…
Tickets Loom Large in Lobbyist Giveaways to California Lawmakers
Several California lawmakers accepted gifts that totaled more than $810,000 last year from lobbyists who handed out free tickets to…
Consumer Complaint Leads to Major Accessibility Improvement Plan at Winery
A disabled woman faced several “physical barriers” when attending a concert at a winery in Washington, and after a settlement…
CMA Prepares For Another Round of Legal Action Against Viagogo
Update (as of Thursday, March 7): “We take the CMA’s concerns very seriously,” Viagogo said in a statement to Ticket…