§ 4190 — Interfering with Internet ticket sales

Vermont § 4190

• Jurisdiction: Vermont
• Title 9: Title 9: Commerce and Trade
• Ch. 117: Chapter 117: Internet Commerce

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(a) A person shall not intentionally use a computer program or other software intended to interfere with or circumvent, on a ticket seller’s website, an equitable ticket buying process established by the seller for tickets of admission to a sporting event, theatre, musical performance, or place of public entertainment or amusement of any kind.
(b) A person who violates this section, in a civil action brought by the seller, shall be subject to:
(1) appropriate equitable relief;
(2) reasonable attorney’s fees and costs;
(3) actual damages suffered; and
(4) statutory damages of up to $1,500.00 per ticket, payable to the seller. (Added 2009, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)