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US Ticketing Legal Clash
DoJ sues ticket broker over ticket sales, D.C. resale law blocked by firms, Live Nation fights FTC.
In brief
DoJ sues ticket broker over ticket sales, D.C. resale law blocked by firms, Live Nation fights FTC. DoJ alleges REPS & Company sold 18.5 million tickets for $1.3 billion, D.C. resale law blocked by ticket firms, Live Nation claims Ticketmaster's limits create new liability. Originally reported by Musically.
DoJ lawsuit
Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission sued California-based ticket broker REPS & Company for purchasing tickets in excess of purchase limits for thousands of events.
“Defendants spent more than $1.3 billion to amass over 18.5 million tickets for these events and generated at least $120.8 million in profit”
D.C. resale law blocked
Ticket firms sued District of Columbia to block January 2027 resale price cap law that would limit ticket resale to 10% above original price.
“will drive ticket sales into the shadows, subjecting fans to greater risks from street-side scams and increased fraud”
Live Nation vs FTC
Live Nation claims Ticketmaster's new abuse-prevention measures create new liability for scalpers who find ways around ticket limits.
“any new abuse-prevention measure or ticket limit ticketmaster deploys becomes a new source of potential liability whenever a determined scalper finds a way around it”
The short version
DoJ alleges REPS & Company sold 18.5 million tickets for $1.3 billion, D.C. resale law blocked by ticket firms, Live Nation claims Ticketmaster's limits create new liability.