Justices Permit Resale of Copyrighted Imports
Summary by TicketNews: The Supreme Court’s decision on Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons this past Tuesday, March 19 protects…
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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.
Does proposed Fairness in Ticketing Act really have Tennessee fans in mind?
On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 10 a.m. a hearing will take place in Tennessee discussing the proposed Fairness in…
NJ ticket reform bill approved by Senate committee
New Jersey took a step toward restructuring its state ticketing laws on October 16, 2012, when the New Jersey Senate…
Ticketmaster class-action settlement rejected
Former Ticketmaster customers who had signed onto a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster will have to wait a little while longer…
‘Paperless Ticketing’ class action suit filed against Ticketmaster, Live Nation
A recent class action lawsuit, filed September 10, 2012 in the United States District Court in New York, alleges that…
Michigan debating bill that would ban ticketing bots
After tickets to a February 2012, Kalamazoo, MI concert from Elton John were scooped up in a matter of minutes…
New Jersey acts to ban paperless ticketing
New Jersey is about to put an end to paperless tickets just as its neighbor New York has in recent…
Stringent Quebec ticket resale law goes into effect
Quebec’s much discussed “Bill 25” officially went into effect Thursday, June 7, changing the face of ticket resale within the…
Fan Freedom Project asks TN Attorney General to investigate ticketing
On May 30, 2012, the Fan Freedom Project announced that it has requested that Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper look…
Live Nation ten year class action lawsuit settles
On May 16, 2012, Live Nation and Clear Channel announced that the global class action lawsuit that has plagued the…