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Ticketing policies for sporting and other events have been receiving increased attention in both the media and legal spheres. In January 2016, the New York State Attorney General announced an antitrust investigation into the NFL Ticket Exchange’s enforcement of price floors. In February, the New York Yankees announced a ban on print-at-home tickets to prevent fraud and counterfeiting, which was met with vocal fan opposition. In March 2016, fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves filed a putative class-action lawsuit against the team for instituting a similar ban on paper tickets, claiming that the team’s official ticketing platform fixed resale market prices and severely inhibited their ability to resell tickets.
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By Stan Soocher
Can the settlement of a lawsuit by one profit participant in a TV production be used to increase the contingent compensation provisions of other profit participants in the show?
In-House Counsel Perspective on Negotiating Social Media Influencer Contracts
By Chris O’Malley
With the FTC amping up its scrutiny in the social media influencer space, in-house counsel has an opportunity to mitigate risk and help their companies get more bang for their influencer marketing buck.
Pursuing AI Programmers and Third Parties over Alleged Rights Violations Caused by AI Software
By Jonathan Bick
Because AIs are capable of causing harm but cannot be a legal entity, they are not held accountable by court action. Several current and future possibilities exist to resolve AI difficulties. Current options involve identifying indirect liability. Future options include but are not limited to changing the law to make an AI a legal person and/or changing the law to make AI programing an ultra-hazardous activity.
By Entertainment Law & Finance Staff
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.
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