Ticketmaster L.L.C. v. Prestige Entertainment Inc. et al

  1. May 30, 2018

    Alleged Scalpers Must Face Ticketmaster's Infringement Suit

    A pair of companies cannot escape a suit from Ticketmaster accusing them of violating cybersecurity laws and contributing to copyright infringement by using bots to purchase large numbers of tickets for resale, with a California federal judge finding that there was enough evidence to support the ticket giant's claims.

  2. April 09, 2018

    Ticketmaster's IP, Hacking Claims Don't Play, Scalpers Say

    Several ticket scalping-companies urged a California federal judge Monday to toss Ticketmaster's claims that they violated copyright and cybersecurity laws by using software bots to purchase thousands of event tickets, arguing Ticketmaster was using the claims to try to inflate damages in what is actually a contract dispute.

  3. January 09, 2018

    Ticketmaster Says Scalpers Can't Duck Bot-Buying Claims

    Ticketmaster LLC told a California federal judge Monday that several ticket-scalping companies can't duck its $10 million suit alleging they used bots to snatch thousands of event tickets before consumers could buy them and then resold them at a markup, ripping the idea that the practice somehow helped Ticketmaster and consumers as "delusional posturing."

  4. October 02, 2017

    Ticketmaster Sues Scalpers For Using Bots To Mass-Buy Tix

    Ticketmaster LLC brought a suit worth an estimated $10 million against several ticket-scalping companies in California federal court Monday, alleging they used bots to buy thousands of tickets, snatching them up before average customers could and selling them at a markup in violation of both Ticketmaster's terms of use and California and New York state laws.

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