SB1249: Ticket resale; deceptive trade practices prohibited, definitions.

Legislative Summary

Internet ticketing platforms and resellers; deceptive trade practices. Prohibits an Internet ticketing platform or reseller, as defined in the bill, from using or displaying any trademarked or copyrighted URL or other mark or symbol of an operator, a rights holder, or a primary ticket provider without the consent of such operator, rights holder, or ticket provider and prohibits the use or display of text, images, website graphics, website display, or website addresses substantially similar to an operator's website in a manner that could reasonably be expected to mislead a potential purchaser. A violation of the provisions of the bill constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.