{"id":156551,"date":"2025-05-07T21:05:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T01:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/05\/07\/department-of-justice-and-ftc-launch-inquiry-into-event-ticketing-business\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T21:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T01:05:24","slug":"department-of-justice-and-ftc-launch-inquiry-into-event-ticketing-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/05\/07\/department-of-justice-and-ftc-launch-inquiry-into-event-ticketing-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Justice and FTC Launch Inquiry Into Event Ticketing\u00a0Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have launched an official inquiry into the event ticketing business at the urging of President Donald Trump, the agencies announced Wednesday (May 7).<\/p>\n

\n\tAs part of the inquiry, \u201cthe agencies invite members of the public to submit comments and information on harmful practices and on potential regulation or legislation to protect consumers in the industry,\u201d according to a press release. Anyone \u201cimpacted by anticompetitive practices in the live concert and entertainment industry\u201d will have 60 days to submit comments to Regulations.gov, with the comment period concluding on July 7.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAfter the comment period closes, the agencies state they will \u201cuse the information in their preparation of the report and recommendations directed by President Trump\u201d in his Executive Order 14254, also known as Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market. Signed by the president during a March 31 meeting<\/a> in the Oval Office with musician Kid Rock<\/a> in attendance, the order directed the Attorney General, along with the Secretary of the Treasury and the chairman of the FTC, to submit a report identifying \u201crecommendations for regulations or legislation necessary to protect consumers\u201d in the industry, including by enforcing the Better Online Tickets Sales (BOTS) Act.<\/p>\n

\n\tPassed in 2016, the BOTS Act gives both the DOJ and the FTC broad power to crack down on scalpers who illegally use automated technology to skirt the restrictions placed on high-demand ticket sales and prevents scalpers from buying up the best seats to flip for profit. Yet since its passage in 2016, the BOTS Act has only been used once to prosecute scalpers who knowingly break the rules put in place to make ticket buying fairer and more equitable.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCompetitive live entertainment markets should deliver value to artists and fans alike,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater<\/strong> of the DOJ\u2019s Antitrust Division in a statement. \u201cWe will continue to closely examine this market and look for opportunities where vigorous enforcement of the antitrust laws can lead to increased competition that makes tickets more affordable for fans while offering fairer compensation for artists.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAdded FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson<\/strong>, \u201cMany Americans feel like they are being priced out of live entertainment by scalpers, bots, and other unfair and deceptive practices. Now their voices are being heard. President Trump has sent a clear message that bad actors who exploit fans and distort the marketplace will not be tolerated. The FTC is proud to help deliver on that promise and restore fair and competitive markets that benefit ordinary Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe inquiry comes as several ticketing bills work their way through Congress, most notably the TICKET ACT, which passed the House of Representatives on April 29 and also includes language calling for the enforcement of BOTS Act. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIllegal bot use runs rampant in the ticketing industry because the FTC has only brought one enforcement action since the use of bots was banned in 2016,\u201d read a statement from Stephen Parker<\/strong>, executive director of National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), shortly after the April 29 passage of the TICKET ACT in the House. He added, \u201cWe hope Congress does not miss the opportunity to ensure these laws are actually enforced in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have launched an official inquiry into the event ticketing business at the urging of President Donald Trump, the agencies announced Wednesday (May 7). As part of the inquiry, \u201cthe agencies invite members of the public to submit comments and information on harmful practices and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}