Ticketmaster Faces New Reselling Challenges Under Massachusetts Law
BOSTON - If you buy tickets to a concert or game in Massachusetts and suddenly can't go, it's going to be a lot harder to get rid of them.
Buried in the massive Economic Development Bill signed by Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday is a clause that gives companies like Ticketmaster more control over who gets your tickets if you can't make it to the event. The new law limits who fans can transfer tickets to.
Consumer watchdog groups like MASSPIRG disagree with it, saying people should be able to do whatever they want with the tickets that they bought.
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