Vitale refuses to testify in ticket matter
Setting up what could turn out to be a criminal matter, Massachusetts accountant Richard Vitale, who allegedly lobbied on behalf…
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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.
Broker group paid $60,000 to help get Massacusetts ticket law changed
Massachusetts ticket brokers anteed up more than $60,000 in 2007 in an attempt to have the state’s anti-scalping law repealed,…
NJ ticket bill set for possible vote
A new piece of New Jersey legislation seeks to limit the selling power of ticket brokers throughout the state. Under…
Tennessee passes ‘Hannah Montana’ law
Seeking to end the use of software “bots,” computer programs that can scoop up large blocks of tickets quickly, Tennessee…
Minn. Senate passes “Hannah Montana” bill
The Minnesota State Senate today passed a bill that will make it illegal to use “bot” software to buy up…
Ohio considers new ticket laws
This week, Ohio became the latest state to take action in response to the national outcry over the Hannah Montana…
NYC considers “Hannah Montana law”
Just when it seemed as if the ruckus had finally begun to die down, the Hannah Montana ticket debacle once…
CT considers new bill restricting ticket resale
Five months after the law allowing for unfettered ticket resale went into effect in the state, Connecticut Attorney General Richard…
Rhode Island Debates Ticket Resale Regulation
By Jean Henegan Rhode Island recently began debating proposed bills that would take the Hannah Montana ticket fallout to another…
Investigation Sought for Hannah Montana Ticketing Mess
By Alfred Branch, Jr. An Ohio state senator wants some answers on how the ticketing industry really works, and why…