# US Ticketing Legal Clash

> DoJ sues ticket broker over ticket sales, D.C. resale law blocked by firms, Live Nation fights FTC.
- Title: US Ticketing Legal Clash · Musically | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: doj, reps company, ticket resale, dc resale act, live nation, ticketmaster, bots act, resale cap, music, business, technology, Ticketing
- Source: Musically — https://musically.com/2026/10/16/us-ticketing-legals-doj-lawsuit-resale-cap-pushback-live-nation
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- Topics: doj, reps company, ticket resale, dc resale act, live nation, ticketmaster, bots act, resale cap, music, business, technology
## 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
## Key takeaway

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.