Ticketmaster Suit Continues Against Broker For Illegal Bot Use
Ticketmaster filed a lawsuit against the Connecticut-based broker Prestige Entertainment last year for allegedly using illegal technology “bots” to score…
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.
FIFA Files Criminal Complaint Against Viagogo For World Cup Tickets
Before the 2018 World Cup tickets were distributed to purchasers, the secondary ticketing site Viagogo AG already had tickets listed…
New South Wales Fair Trading Announces Anti-Scalping Law
This morning, New South Wales approved scalping laws to stop tickets from being resold at inflated prices, and announced staggering…
Live Nation Plots Entertainment District In Chicago’s Lincoln Yards Development
Sterling Bay’s Lincoln Yards development in Chicago’s North Side could see up to five new entertainment venues after striking a…
NY City Council Member Seeks to Require Up-Front Service Fee Disclosure
A new measure proposed by New York City Councilman Justin Brannan would require those selling tickets list fees with the…
Op-Ed: Everyone’s Worst Fears About Live Nation-Ticketmaster Merger Have Come True
This opinion piece about the monopolistic industry practices of Live Nation Entertainment was written by Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ)…
Ticket Resale for World Cup Reportedly Carrying Penalties Near $40K
Woe to those who run afoul of the Russian authorities at this summer’s FIFA World Cup, as something as harmless…
Critics Call Upcoming Ontario Resale Law Changes “Toothless”
With less than two months before new laws related to ticket resale in Ontario go into effect, industry leaders on…
Australian ‘Ticket Cops’ Mobilized to Patrol Events Stopping Unauthorized Resale
In Victoria, Australia, it is illegal to make profit off of resale tickets, and to put an end to this…
SMG Europe Hands UK Ticketing Contract Back to Ticketmaster
The UK’s largest arena venue manager, SMG Europe, has announced that it will once again make Ticketmaster, a Live Nation…