Ticketmaster Must Face FTC Ticket Resale Lawsuit as Judge Says BOTS Act Applies

Live Nation Can't Ditch FTC's Ticket Scalping Case

A California federal judge refused Monday to toss the Federal Trade Commission's claims Live Nation turned a blind eye to ticket scalpers and failed to disclose significant Ticketmaster fees upfront, finding the suit plausibly alleges Ticketmaster didn't enforce its own resale policies and duped consumers with "ambiguous and vague" disclosures.

Ticketmaster Must Face FTC Ticket Resale Lawsuit as Judge Says BOTS Act Applies

"The BOTS Act does not preclude platforms from facing liability, and the court will not read it as doing so," the ruling reads.

FTC BOTS Act ruling boosts Ticketmaster risk

A judge let the FTC’s Ticketmaster case proceed, a step that could pressure ticketing platforms to tighten broker controls and rethink resale economics.