NY City Council Member Seeks to Require Up-Front Service Fee Disclosure
A new measure proposed by New York City Councilman Justin Brannan would require those selling tickets list fees with the…
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.
Op-Ed: Everyone’s Worst Fears About Live Nation-Ticketmaster Merger Have Come True
This opinion piece about the monopolistic industry practices of Live Nation Entertainment was written by Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ)…
Ticket Resale for World Cup Reportedly Carrying Penalties Near $40K
Woe to those who run afoul of the Russian authorities at this summer’s FIFA World Cup, as something as harmless…
Critics Call Upcoming Ontario Resale Law Changes “Toothless”
With less than two months before new laws related to ticket resale in Ontario go into effect, industry leaders on…
Australian ‘Ticket Cops’ Mobilized to Patrol Events Stopping Unauthorized Resale
In Victoria, Australia, it is illegal to make profit off of resale tickets, and to put an end to this…
SMG Europe Hands UK Ticketing Contract Back to Ticketmaster
The UK’s largest arena venue manager, SMG Europe, has announced that it will once again make Ticketmaster, a Live Nation…
UK Resellers Toe Transparency Line; Holdout Viagogo Threatened
After a media campaign spearheaded by the ownership of Twickets – a ticket marketplace with price caps on resale –…
Live Nation Stockholder Sues in Wake of NY Times Expose
The brouhaha surrounding the recent New York Times article examining Live Nation Entertainment’s behavior since its merger with Ticketmaster –…
Promoter Gabriel Reed Lands 57 Month Sentence for Fraud
Gabe Reed, a concert promoter who operated out of both Texas and California, was sentenced to 57 months in federal…
Live Nation Takes Over Maine State Pier Concert Series This Summer
The Maine State Pier Concert Series has been held by local promoter Waterfront Concerts for three years, but after the…