German Officials Ban Exclusive Contracts by Ticketing Leader
The Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) in Germany issued a ban on exclusive contracts with box offices and promoters by CTS…
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.
Cyber Bots Target Holiday Toys
“Bots”, the high-speed technology usually employed to purchase mass amounts of tickets for the purpose of inflated resale, are now…
Liverpool Take Legal Action Against Australian Travel Agency Offering Tickets
Liverpool FC, a Premier League team with notoriously die-hard supporters and hard-to-get tickets, has taken legal action against Great Events,…
University Administrators Sweat as Major Tax Change Hangs in Balance
Administrators at some of the largest educational institutions in the United States are sweating things out as the proposed GOP…
Alberta Aims at Ticket Resale Reform, Banning of “Bots”
Following in the footsteps of Ontario, the Canadian province of Alberta has announced legislation aimed at restricting the resale of…
Ja Rule On Hook for Fyre Fest Debts, Per Bankruptcy Trustee Request
In another twist of the saga related to the now-infamous Fyre Fest, Ja Rule may be on the hook for…
Ontario Abandons Ticketing Transparency Under Industry Pressure
In a stunning shift, Ontario legislators removed a key consumer protection measure from its updates to ticketing laws in the…
Chicago Council Overwhelmingly Approves Ticket Tax Hike
Despite strong opposition from venue holders in the city, mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s 2017 budget – which included a tax hike…
Broker Genius Injunction Against Price-Meister; Third Suit Emerges
Price-Meister has agreed to settle in a lawsuit brought by Broker Genius, making what was a temporary injunction permanent, according…
More than 450 Las Vegas Massacre Victims Filed Lawsuits Monday
Lawyers representing over 450 victims of the Las Vegas massacre at the Route 91 Harvest Festival filed civil lawsuits in…