Among the flurry of legislation passed by the New York State Legislature earlier this month was a bill amending New York’s Arts and Cultural Affairs Law. The bill, which subsequently was signed into law by Governor David A. Paterson, governs the sale of tickets to places of entertainment in the state, and represents New York’s third ticketing resale law in as many months.
The new ticketing law imposes several, potentially significant changes affecting New York venue operators1 and ticket sellers, including new rules governing the use of paperless tickets, limitations on service charges that can be imposed on ticket buyers, a ban on the use of automated ticket buying software, tighter restrictions on “ticket holds,” and twice annual reporting obligations for licensed ticket sellers in the state. In addition, the new law provides for increased criminal penalties against companies found to have violated the ticketing law.
History of Ticket Sales
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