MAIN Event Ticketing Act

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Introduced1 year ago

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.

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Why This Matters

This bill strengthens rules to stop automated programs from buying large numbers of event tickets and requires online ticket sellers to improve security and reporting. It also sets penalties for violations and calls for government coordination on cyberattacks.

Who this affects

Online ticket platforms · Event organizers · Consumers · FTC and law enforcement agencies

What changes is this bill making?

1Expands the ban on using automated tools that bypass online ticket purchase limits or security controls to buy event tickets.
2Requires ticket sellers operating websites or apps to enforce purchase limits with technical controls and to maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards.
3Mandates oversight of third-party service providers and regular updates to security measures based on new threats or technology changes.
4Requires ticket sellers to report known circumvention incidents to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) within 30 days and directs the FTC to create a public complaint website.
5Obligates ticket sellers to take steps to fix vulnerabilities after circumvention and directs the FTC to publish compliance guidance within one year.
6Establishes civil penalties of at least $10,000 per day for violations and $1,000 per violation, with higher penalties for intentional breaches.
7Gives the FTC authority to bring civil actions for injunctions, penalties, and other relief in federal court.
8Calls for coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ), and state and local law enforcement on cyberattacks, and requires an FTC report to Congress on enforcement efforts.

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Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for Event Ticketing Act or the MAIN Event Ticketing Act This bill expands measures to protect the security and integrity of online ticket sales. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of applications that perform automated tasks to purchase event tickets from online ticket sellers in circumvention of the seller's posted ticket purchasing order rules. This includes using software applications that circumvent access control systems or security measures. In addition, online ticket sellers must establish, implement, and maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the seller's website or service. Further, online ticket sellers must report known incidents of circumvention to the Federal Trade Commission and take reasonable steps to address any such incidents. The bill establishes civil penalties for violations of the provisions of this bill (and related prohibitions under current law) and authorizes the commission to bring civil actions for such violations. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies must coordinate as appropriate with the commission to share information about known instances of cyberattacks against the websites or online services used by ticket sellers. The commission must report to Congress on the status of enforcement actions taken under this bill.

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MAIN Event Ticketing Act

IntroducedN/A

Introduced1 year ago

Intro

Senate

House

Pres

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.

Why This Matters

Who this affects

Online ticket platforms · Event organizers · Consumers · FTC and law enforcement agencies

What changes is this bill making?

1Expands the ban on using automated tools that bypass online ticket purchase limits or security controls to buy event tickets.
2Requires ticket sellers operating websites or apps to enforce purchase limits with technical controls and to maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards.
3Mandates oversight of third-party service providers and regular updates to security measures based on new threats or technology changes.
4Requires ticket sellers to report known circumvention incidents to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) within 30 days and directs the FTC to create a public complaint website.
5Obligates ticket sellers to take steps to fix vulnerabilities after circumvention and directs the FTC to publish compliance guidance within one year.
6Establishes civil penalties of at least $10,000 per day for violations and $1,000 per violation, with higher penalties for intentional breaches.
7Gives the FTC authority to bring civil actions for injunctions, penalties, and other relief in federal court.
8Calls for coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ), and state and local law enforcement on cyberattacks, and requires an FTC report to Congress on enforcement efforts.

Read the detailed summary

Read full document

Last changed 2 months ago · checked hourly