First charges arise from federal probe of University of Kansas ticketing scandal
Federal prosecutors have brought their first charges from a probe into the recently uncovered ticket scalping scandal at the University…
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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.
Wiseguy Tickets files for dismissal of charges and gains some support
Stressing its belief that allegedly violating a private company’s terms of service is not a federal crime, the Electronic Frontier…
New tax on tickets sold for Canadian events takes effect on July 1
This story was updated Thursday, July 1, at 5:54pm EST, to reflect that the tax percentage is slightly different in…
Counter motions go before judge in Action Seating / Vancouver Olympics tickets case
The two sides in the Action Seating Winter Olympics ticket case are scheduled to meet with a Los Angeles judge…
9:30 Club’s Seth Hurwitz sues Maryland officials over Live Nation bond deal
Concert promoter Seth Hurwitz is no stranger to squaring off against Live Nation Entertainment, having testified before Congress against the…
Ticket broker faces charges in relation to alleged Kentucky Derby tickets scam
Ticket broker Scott Davis, who owns DerbyDeals.com, this week was charged with five counts of attempted theft, five counts of…
University of Kansas basketball and football ticket scandal deepens
The University of Kansas this week said five former KU athletics staff members and a consultant were allegedly implicated in…
New York Gov. Paterson calls for enforcement of old ticket resale law
In an attempt to force legislators to act, New York Gov. David Paterson is now calling for the state’s old…
Axl Rose lawsuit highlights Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger concerns
A legal fight between Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose and Live Nation Entertainment Executive Chairman Irving Azoff escalated this…
Ticket resale law in New York remains in legislative limbo
While New York’s ticket resale law expired on May 15, state legislators were continuing to hash out new language on…