Face the Music: The Time to Support the Fans First Act Is Now (Guest Column)
If passed, the bipartisan legislation will bring enforcement and transparency, prohibit deceptive websites, disclose resellers, and ban speculative ticketing.
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Business, legislation, Tech Industry, Tech News, Ticketing, ticketing legislation, Ticketmaster, TouringA California Bill Designed to Rein in Ticketmaster Was Rewritten. Now It May End Up Helping It Instead
Read more: A California Bill Designed to Rein in Ticketmaster Was Rewritten. Now It May End Up Helping It InsteadLegislation by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks that would have forced the company to share its inventory with resale sites was watered down after widespread industry pushback.
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Billie Eilish, Becky G, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Chappel Roan, Diplo and 250 Others Sign ‘Fix the Tix’ Letter to Congress
Read more: Billie Eilish, Becky G, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Chappel Roan, Diplo and 250 Others Sign ‘Fix the Tix’ Letter to CongressThe open letter supports a bill advocating for ticket sale transparency and consumer protection against bots.
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StubHub Eyeing IPO, Aiming for $16.5B Valuation: Report
Read more: StubHub Eyeing IPO, Aiming for $16.5B Valuation: ReportThe ticket reseller, founded in 2000, is estimated to be carrying $2 billion in debt.
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New Maryland Bill Targets Fraudulent Ticket Resellers & Promises to Punish Platforms That Host Them
Read more: New Maryland Bill Targets Fraudulent Ticket Resellers & Promises to Punish Platforms That Host ThemThe proposed legislation would ban practices like speculative ticketing and make platforms responsible for recouping customers who fall victim to scams.
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Sweeping Ticketing Reform Bill That Would Ban Deceptive Sales Tactics & More Introduced in Senate
Read more: Sweeping Ticketing Reform Bill That Would Ban Deceptive Sales Tactics & More Introduced in SenateBacked by a bipartisan coalition of senators, the Fans First Act would also strengthen a 2016 law prohibiting the use of automated bots to purchase tickets online.
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New Ticketing Bill Requiring All-In Pricing, Refunds for Canceled Shows Takes Key Step Forward
Read more: New Ticketing Bill Requiring All-In Pricing, Refunds for Canceled Shows Takes Key Step ForwardThe STOP Act, which just passed a crucial House committee vote, tackles a range of issues that give ticket buying a bad reputation with both consumers and lawmakers.
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Lyte Ditches ‘No Refunds’ With Returnable Ticket Feature
Read more: Lyte Ditches ‘No Refunds’ With Returnable Ticket FeatureThe demand-first ticketing platform offers the industry’s first returnable event ticket.
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn Introduces Bill Seeking to Strengthen BOTS Act
Read more: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Introduces Bill Seeking to Strengthen BOTS ActLive Nation-owned Ticketmaster supports the MAIN Event Ticketing Act, which would require new reporting around automated software attacks.
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Can Olivia Rodrigo Hook Up Fans With $20 Tickets Without Scalpers Getting In the Way?
Read more: Can Olivia Rodrigo Hook Up Fans With $20 Tickets Without Scalpers Getting In the Way?For the singer’s upcoming Guts tour, her team has created an innovative plan to get cheap tickets into the hands of real fans.
