,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #d1 #bjae  
,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,cohen1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 and ,mr4          
,des,jarlais7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit1 as an unfair   
and deceptive act or practice in        
commerce1 the sale or use of certain    
software to circumvent control measures 
used by ,internet ticket sellers to     
ensure equitable consumer access to     
tickets for any given event1 and to     
provide for criminal penalties for such 
acts4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,better ,on-line ,ticket
 ,sales ,act of #bjad or the ,,bots     

,act4  #b4 ,unfair and deceptive acts   
and practices relating to use of ticket 
access circumvention software  7a7      
,conduct prohibited ,it shall be        
unlawful for any person--  7#a7 to      
intentionally use or sell software to   
circumvent a security measure1 access   
control system1 or other control or     
measure on a ticket seller's ,internet  
website that is used by the seller to   
ensure equitable consumer access to     
tickets for any given event2 or  7#b7 to
 sell any ticket in interstate commerce 
knowingly obtained by that person or    
another in violation of paragraph 7#a74 
7b7 ,federal ,trade ,commission         
,enforcement ,a violation of subsection 
7a7 shall be treated as a violation of a
 rule defining an unfair or deceptive   
act or practice prescribed under section
 #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade
 ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4        
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774 ,the ,federal ,trade
 ,commission shall enforce this section 
in the same manner1 by the same means1  

and with the same jurisdiction as though
 all applicable terms and provisions of 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act    
were incorporated into and made a part  
of this ,act4  #c4 ,civil action ,any   
person who suffers injury as a result of
 another person's violation of          
subsection 7a7 of section #b1 may bring 
a civil action against such person in a 
,united ,states district court and may  
recover from such person damages for    
such injury plus #a1jjj for each        
distinct use or sale of software in     
violation of paragraph 7#a7 of such     
subsection or sale of a ticket in       
violation of paragraph 7#b7 of such     
subsection that caused such injury1 and 
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs4   
#d4 ,fraud in using or selling ticket   
access circumvention software ,chapter  
#dg of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new section3  #ajda4 ,fraud in
 using or selling ticket access         
circumvention software  7a7 ,whoever--  

7#a7 intentionally uses or sells        
software to circumvent a security       
measure1 access control system1 or other
 control or measure on a ticket seller's
 ,internet website that is used by the  
seller to ensure equitable consumer     
access to tickets for any given event1  
or  7#b7 sells any ticket in interstate 
commerce knowingly obtained by that     
person or another in violation of       
paragraph 7#a71  shall be punished as   
provided in subsection 7b74  7b7 ,the   
punishment for an offense under         
subsection 7a7 shall be punished by a   
fine of the greater of-- 7#a7 not more  
than #ajj for each distinct use or sale 
of software in violation of paragraph   
7#a7 of subsection 7a7 or sale of a     
ticket in violation of paragraph 7#b7 of
 such subsection1 or  7#b7 not more than
 #be1jjj1  or by imprisonment for not   
more than five years1 or by both such   
fine and imprisonment4  4