Virginia Code 59.1-466.8: Ticket resale; deceptive trade practices prohibited
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No Internet ticketing platform or reseller shall (i) use or display any trademarked or copyrighted URL, title, designation, image, mark, or any other symbol of an operator, rights holder, or primary ticket provider without the consent of such operator, rights holder, or primary ticket provider or (ii) use or display any combination of text, images, website graphics, website display, or website addresses that is substantially similar to the website of an operator in a manner that could reasonably be expected to mislead a potential purchaser.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 59.1-466.8
- Internet ticketing platform: means a marketplace or exchange that enables consumers to purchase and sell tickets to events. See Virginia Code 59.1-466.5
- Operator: means a person or subsidiary thereof that owns, operates, or controls a place of entertainment. See Virginia Code 59.1-466.5
- Primary ticket provider: means a provider of ticketing services, or an agent of such provider, that engages in the original sale of tickets for an event. See Virginia Code 59.1-466.5
- Purchaser: means an individual who purchases a ticket to an event. See Virginia Code 59.1-466.5
- Reseller: means a person that sells or offers to sell tickets for resale. See Virginia Code 59.1-466.5
- Rights holder: means any person or entity that has the initial ownership rights to sell a ticket to an event for which tickets for entry by the public are required and does not include a primary ticket provider unless the primary ticket provider is also the rights holder. See Virginia Code 59.1-466.5
- URL: means the Uniform Resource Locator associated with an online website. See Virginia Code 59.1-466.5