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The agency sued Maryland-based Key Investment Group, alleging that the company violated the BOTS Act to obtain thousands of Eras Tour tickets and resell them for millions of dollars.
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Digital Music News on MSNFTC Sues Alleged Ticket Scalpers Under the BOTS Act, Says They ‘Regularly Circumvented’ Ticketmaster Security Measures
Amid intense ticket-price scrutiny – and a DOJ antitrust action against Live Nation – the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is officially suing several alleged scalpers under the BOTS Act. The FTC submitted the high-stakes complaint to a Maryland federal court today,
Indie superstar Role Model is coming to San Antonio this fall, rocking one of the city's most historic venues before traveling up I-35 the next day for Weekend One of Austin City Limits Music Festival 2025. Here's where you can find him and his "Sally" in San Antonio and how to snag tickets to the show.
Toni Bowick buys tickets to an Atlanta Braves game through Ticketmaster but then can’t access them before the event. Ticketmaster claims she doesn’t have an account. And then it keeps
Ticketmaster’s defense of how it handled the sale for Swift’s “The Eras Tour” boiled down to blaming bot attacks for slowing down, and ultimately pausing, the sale of tickets.
Ticketmaster soon signed deals with the Forum, Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Long Beach Arena and concert promoter Avalon Attractions. Ticketmaster acquired its chief rival, Ticketron, in 1991.
Opinion: Former Deputy Associate Attorney General Brian Pandya explains why the DOJ and FTC agreeing to cap the price of resale tickets would hurt their case proving Ticketmaster is cornering the live event market.
FTC alleges the defendants have bypassed Ticketmaster's protections and purchased hundreds of thousands of tickets to resell at a significant markup The Federal Trade Commission is suing a ticket broker operation for allegedly using unlawful tactics to exceed ticket purchasing limits for many popular events,