Patriots vs. StubHub: Do Anti-Scalping Laws Prevent Beneficial Markets?
By Dave Wieneke on Oct 28, 2007 in 1 - Online Law, Best of / fresh takes, eCommerce | comments(0)
The case:
In November 2006, The New England Patriots sued Ebay’s StubHub claiming they encouraged ticket holders to resell game tickets, contrary to a “ticket holder agreement”. That same month, StubHub countersued claiming that the Patiots were restricting lawful commerce.
Last week the Patriots were granted a discovery request forcing StubHub to turn over contact information for 13,000 people who sold or purchased Patriots tickets, or even simply attempted to do so through that service.
Continued
