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This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final Junk Fees Rule to prohibit bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics used by live-event ticketing and short-term lodging industries (hotels). photo by Steve Malinski …

On May 22, the Department of Justice sued Live Nation alleging it has a monopoly over concert ticketing and promotion. The lawsuit states that Live Nation used practices such as exclusive contracts, buyouts of independent promoters,…

A new NYC bill, titled the "Disclosure of service fee charges associated with tickets to entertainment events in NYC" was proposed by NYC lawmakers, forces ticket selling retailers to fully disclose the price of each ticket, including…

Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City has announced they will be introducing an alternative ticketing method for fans. This is particularly timely given the recent Ticketmaster Senate hearing regarding the disastrous ticket pricing and…

Over the past few weeks, Democrats and Republicans have come to an unprecedented place of unity. Ever since the Ticketmaster controversy over Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour", Congress has been in discussion over the best course of action to…

New York has passed new ticket regulations that state that ticket sellers must include fee costs upfront and resellers must disclose how much they spent on the original ticket. It will also be illegal to resell tickets if they were…

On the March 13 episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver broke down a myriad of issues with concert tickets, namely, Ticketmaster and its near monopoly on ticket sales for major artists and bands. While some information…

For the first time ever, the Better Online Ticket Sales Act (BOTS Act) has been able to take legal action against violators of the bill. Three companies in New York allegedly violated rules set in place by the Federal Trade Commission…

Ticketmaster has proposed a plan that would give venues and event organizers the ability to ask fans for COVID-19 vaccine status or test results before attending live events in 2021 on November 11, 2020. The Ticketmaster COVID-19 testing…

Per a report in the Wall Street Journal this past week, the U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment. The allegations include the concert promoter seeking to strong-arm concert…