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.
Australian Federal Court Rules Viagogo Misleads Consumers
Australia’s Federal Court has ruled that secondary ticketing platform Viagogo has misled consumers by marking itself as an official ticket...
European Union Adds Ticket Broker Disclosure, Bans “Bots”
The EU Parliament has taken a position that will ban the use of automated software programs (“ticket bots”) in the...
Super Bowl, NBA Ticket Scammer Sentenced To Prison
A woman who scammed various sports fans out of thousands of dollars for the Super Bowl and NBA Playoffs pleaded...
Ontario Scraps Ticket Resale Price Caps, Adds Transparency Requirements
The conservative government in Ontario has scrapped a proposed price cap on ticket resale in the province, officially killing the...
R. Kelly’s Finances A Mess, Bank Account Hits Negatives Amid Lawsuits
R. Kelly hit rock bottom — and so have his finances. The R&B singer has been caught in a string...
Proposed B.C. Ticket Sales Act Restricts Resale, Ignores Transparency
British Columbia Solicitor General Mike Farnworth has introduced legislation in the Canadian province intended to “bring more fairness and transparency”...
Ticketmaster Gets “Scalpergate” Class Action Kicked to Arbitration
A federal judge in California ruled in favor of Ticketmaster’s request that a class action lawsuit brought in the state...
Craig Carton Sentenced to 3.5 Years Prison, Restitution in Ponzi Case
Former WFAN sports talk show personality Craig Carton was sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison on Friday for his...
Christian Concert Promoter Charged With $3M Investment Fraud
A man and his company are accused of using $3 million from nearly 150 investors, which he said was meant...
$6.5 Million Class-Action Suit Over Ticketmaster Data Breach Filed
A law firm in the UK has launched a $6.5 million lawsuit against Ticketmaster over the massive data breach that...
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