Belgium’s VestiVille Turns Into ‘Fyre Fest 2’ Catastrophe
UPDATE as of Tuesday, July 2: Eventbrite Director of Communications Amanda Livingood reached out to TicketNews with a statement regarding…
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.
Ticketmaster Settles Canada “Drip Pricing” Lawsuit for $4.5 Million
Canada’s Competition Bureau (CCB) says that Ticketmaster will pay $4.5 million in penalties to settle a case related to its…
Judge Approves St. Louis Rams PSL Settlement Up To $24M
St. Louis personal seat license (PSL) holders, who were screwed over when the Rams moved to Los Angeles after already…
Property Developer Nick Candy Invests £2 Million In Vibe Tickets
Nick Candy, a billionaire British property developer known for Candy Ventures, has invested £2 million in Vibe Tickets, acquiring a…
Live Nation To Buy Out Bonnaroo Co-Founder Superfly Entertainment
Concert promoter Live Nation has reportedly made a move to buy out Bonnaroo festival’s co-founder Superfly Entertainment. While Live Nation…
Woodstock 50 Organizers Apply For New Venue In New York
Woodstock 50 isn’t called-off just yet. While organizers lost their original venue in Watkins Glen after failing to make a…
Family Pleads Guilty to Masters Golf Tournament Ticket Scheme
A Texas family at the center of a Masters Golf Tournament ticket resale scheme have pleaded guilty to several federal…
BOSS Act to Regulate Ticketing Market Reintroduced
A new bill proposing extensive new regulations regarding tickets in the U.S. has been proposed, as a new version of…
Popular Scalper ‘Tommy Tickets’ Jailed For Fraudulent Tickets
The popular Chicago ticket scalper known as “Tommy’s Tickets” has been jailed following multiple accounts of deceptive broker practices, taking…
Woodstock 50 Loses Venue, Organizers Insist Festival Will Go On
UPDATE as of Friday, June 14: According to Billboard, the festival was dropped from Watkins Glen because organizers failed to…