Massachusetts court ruling could help make ticket scalping legal in the state
A recent Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling in a lawsuit involving the resale of Boston Red Sox tickets by Weymouth, MA-based…
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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.
Troubles mount for Aerosmith and Steven Tyler in the wake of the band’s cancelled tour
Aerosmith, still one of rock’s biggest bands more nearly 40 years into its career, is reportedly careening toward a cliff…
Live Nation sued by Philadelphia festival promoter for alleged strong-arm tactics
It’s David versus Goliath as a small, Philadelphia-based concert festival, fights against Live Nation and two of its executives in…
New England Patriots tickets can remain on StubHub after two sides end legal dispute
Apparently realizing the two were at a legal stalemate, the New England Patriots and secondary ticket company Stubhub have settled…
Ticketmaster and TicketsNow sued again over their business practices
In a new lawsuit filed recently in California, Ticketmaster Entertainment and its secondary ticket company TicketsNow are being accused again…
North Carolina legislature votes to extend allowing online ticket scalping
North Carolina’s state Senate last week voted unanimously to permanently extend a state law that allows online ticket brokers to…
Live Nation is sued over fees and ‘No Fee Wednesdays’ at PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey
Concert promotions giant Live Nation is being sued by a New Jersey resident who claims the company’s parking and other…
City of Chicago faces lawsuit over taxing Bears PSLs
Chicago’s onerous amusement tax is again being challenged in court, this time by a group of disgruntled Chicago Bears fans…
Florida toughens up its ticket scalping laws to help consumers
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has signed into law a new ticket resale bill that requires Internet brokers to offer better…
Vitale, DiMasi were very involved in Massachusetts ticket scalping law
Massachusetts state prosecutors revealed in court this week that former state Speaker of the House Salvatore DiMasi and his friend,…