{"id":62741,"date":"2023-12-07T00:02:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T05:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2023\/12\/07\/new-ticketing-bill-requiring-all-in-pricing-refunds-for-canceled-shows-takes-key-step-forward\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T00:02:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T05:02:53","slug":"new-ticketing-bill-requiring-all-in-pricing-refunds-for-canceled-shows-takes-key-step-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2023\/12\/07\/new-ticketing-bill-requiring-all-in-pricing-refunds-for-canceled-shows-takes-key-step-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ticketing Bill Requiring All-In Pricing, Refunds for Canceled Shows Takes Key Step\u00a0Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tBuying concert tickets could become an easier, more straightforward process after the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce passed the Speculative Ticketing Oversight and Prohibition (STOP) Act<\/a> on Wednesday (Dec. 6). The bill is now eligible for a vote by the full House.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe STOP Act, which Rep. Gus Bilirakus<\/strong> (R-Fla.) called the \u201cbiggest ticket reform in years,\u201d does far more than prevent speculative ticketing, though. The bill also addresses a range of deceptive ticketing practices and transparency issues that perplex, aggravate and annoy consumers.<\/p>\n

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\n\tFor starters, the bill requires ticket sellers to conspicuously show the final ticket price at the beginning of the purchase process rather than at check-out. \u201cThe first price that you see when you order the ticket is the price that you pay \u2014 not a penny more,\u201d said Rep. Jan Schakowsky<\/strong> (D-Ill.) during Wednesday\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe bill also ensures ticket buyers can get refunds when concerts are cancelled or postponed. Ticket buyers will have the option of receiving a full refund or, subject to availability, a replacement ticket if the event is postponed and rescheduled in the same or a \u201ccomparable\u201d location.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cConsumers should not be left on the hook if an event is canceled or postponed and should have the option to receive a full refund or comparable ticket to a rescheduled show or game,\u201d said Rep. Frank Pallone<\/strong> (C-NJ).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe STOP Act also helps consumers know if they\u2019re buying a ticket from the primary seller or a secondary marketplace. The bill would require ticket sellers to provide buyers with a \u201ca clear and conspicuous statement\u201d that the provider is engaged in the secondary sale of the ticket. In addition, the secondary ticket marketplace cannot state that it is \u201caffiliated with or endorsed by a venue, team, or artist\u201d unless a partnership agreement exists.<\/p>\n

\n\tDeceptive websites that could mislead ticket buyers are also banned. Ticket providers are prevented from using a domain name or subdomain that contains the name of a specific team, league, venue, performance or artist \u2014 including \u201csubstantially similar\u201d and misspelled names \u2014 unless authorized by the owner of the name. Ticket sellers must also make their refund policies known up front.<\/p>\n

\n\tFinally, as the name of the bill implies, the STOP Act bans speculative ticketing, in effect barringprimary and secondary ticketing marketplaces from selling tickets they do not possess.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor its part, Live Nation, owner of the country\u2019s largest ticketing company, Ticketmaster, welcomes the new measures. \u201cWe\u2019ve long supported a federal all-in pricing mandate, along with other measures including banning speculative ticketing and deceptive websites that trick fans,\u201d the company said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019ll continue working with policymakers, advocating for even stronger reforms and enforcement to stop predatory practices that hurt fans and artists.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEven if the STOP Act passes in the full House, the U.S. Senate must pass a version of the bill for it to become law. Two similar bills<\/a> have already been introduced in the Senate. Like the STOP Act, the TICKET Act, introduced by Ted Cruz<\/strong> (R-Tex.) and Maria Cantwell<\/strong> (D-Wash.), would prevent hidden ticket fees, require upfront pricing and stop speculative ticket selling. The Unlocking Ticketing Markets Act, introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar<\/strong> (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal<\/strong> (D-Conn.), would limit exclusive, multi-year ticketing contracts in live entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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