Erie DA Investigating COVID Paperless Ticketing Snafu in New York
Officials in Erie County, New York are investigating the legality of the current paperless ticketing situation in New York, which…
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.
In New York, No Vaccination = No Concert – But Also No Refund and No Resale
Consumers in New York are furious after local officials closed several venues to those who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19,…
Massachusetts Legislature Weighing Several Consumer Ticketing Bills
A number of bills that would reform the ticketing ecosystem are under consideration by the Massachusetts legislature, and are going…
StubHub Settles Multi-State Lawsuit Over COVID Refund Policy Changes
Consumers in several states will receive long-delayed refunds from StubHub, according to a multi-state settlement of lawsuits brought in the…
Viagogo CMA Woes Over (For Now) WIth Sale of StubHub International
Viagogo’s long entanglement with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is officially over, as the Switzerland-based resale marketplace found a…
Former USGA Employee Charged With Fraud Over 23,000 Stolen US Open Tickets
A former employee of the United States Golf Association (USGA) faces up to 300 years of prison and millions of…
UK Regulator Asks for New Powers Over Ticket Resale
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK is recommending changes to the regulatory climate surrounding ticket resale, which…
Vivid Seats Announces Planned Post-Merger Board of Directors
Vivid Seats, which is in the process of going public via a merger with Horizon Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: HZAC), announced…
Ticket Legislation and Regulation Panel a Key Focus of Ticket Summit
Rules and regulations surrounding live events and ticketing are in a state of near-constant flux, and COVID isn’t going to…
NYU Academics Petition FTC to Ban “Drip Pricing” Practices
The Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to request that…