Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 327.001

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

In this chapter:
(1) “Internet domain name” means a globally unique, hierarchical reference to an Internet host or service that is:
(A) assigned through a centralized Internet naming authority; and
(B) composed of a series of character strings separated by periods with the right-most string specifying the top of the hierarchy.
(2) “Performer” means an individual, team, group, or other person that entertains an audience.
(3) “Ticket website” means an Internet website or mobile application advertising or offering the sale of tickets, or offering tickets for resale, to an event in this state.
(4) “URL” means the uniform resource locator address for an Internet website that may include the website’s Internet domain name or a subdomain of the Internet domain name.
(5) “Venue” means an arena, stadium, theater, concert hall, or other place used for events such as exhibitions, sporting events, concerts, or other live entertainment events.
(6) “Website operator” means a person who owns, operates, manages, licenses, or controls a ticket website for an event scheduled at a venue in this state.