Obama signs Bots Act into law
The use of ticket-buying software is now a crime in the entire United States, following the passage into the law of the Bots Act on Wednesday
News By IQ | 16 December 2016
The Better Online Ticket Sales (Bots) Act, which proscribes the use of ticket bots, has been signed into law by US president Barack Obama.
A statement by the White House’s press secretary reveals the bill, “which prohibits the circumvention of control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for certain events”, was presented to and approved by Obama (pictured), along with 20 other pieces of proposed legislation, on Wednesday (14 December).
Several major ticket agencies, …
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