FTC v. Ticketmaster survives dismissal: the BOTS Act and fee claims head to discovery
On 28 September 2026 a federal judge in Los Angeles refused to throw out the FTC and seven states' case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster over broker-friendly ticket limits and drip pricing. That isn't a finding that the companies broke the law. It does let the case go ahead on the theory that a ticket platform can be liable under the BOTS Act for reselling tickets brokers got around its limits to buy, and that theory is the part of the ruling artists should care about.
Artist rightsvia US District Court for the Central District of California (copy hosted by TicketNews)