,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bf1    
#bjbc,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,blumenthal7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit     
exclusive venue ticketing contracts with
 an excessive duration1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,unlock ,ticketing  
,markets ,act of #bjbc4  #b4            
,prohibition on exclusive venue         
ticketing contracts with an excessive   
duration  7a7 ,prohibition ,no primary  
ticketing service provider may enter    
into1 or attempt to enter into1 an      
exclusive venue ticketing contract if   
the contract is for an excessive        
duration1 as determined by the          
,commission under subsection 7b74  7b7  
,rulemaking  7#a7 ,in general ,for      
purposes of subsection 7a71 not later   
than #ahj days after the date of        

enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall promulgate rules in accordance    
with section #eec of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to define the period of  
time that constitutes an excessive      
duration1 with respect to an exclusive  
venue ticketing contract1 subject to the
 limitation in paragraph 7#b74  7#b7    
,limitation ,the minimum period of time 
that constitutes an excessive duration1 
with respect to an exclusive venue      
ticketing contract1 shall be more than  
#d years4  7c7 ,enforcement  7#a7       
,unfair method of competition ,a        
violation of subsection 7a7 or a        
regulation promulgated thereunder shall 
be treated as an unfair method of       
competition under section #e7;a77#a7 of 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a77#a774  7#b7      
,powers of the ,commission  7,a7 ,in    
general ,the ,commission shall enforce  
subsection 7a7 and any regulations      
promulgated thereunder in the same      
manner1 by the same means1 and with the 

same jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties as
 though all applicable terms and        
provisions of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this ,act4  7,b7 ,privileges and
 immunities ,any person who violates    
subsection 7a7 or a regulation          
promulgated thereunder shall be subject 
to the penalties and entitled to the    
privileges and immunities provided in   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474  7,c7      
,authority preserved ,nothing in this   
,act shall be construed to limit the    
authority of the ,commission under any  
other provision of law4  7,d7           
,rulemaking ,the ,commission shall      
promulgate in accordance with section   
#eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 such rules as may be necessary to carry
 out this ,act4  7,e7 ,civil penalties  
,any primary ticketing service provider 
that violates this ,act shall pay to the
 ,united ,states a civil penalty that-- 

7i7 is sufficient to deter violations of
 this section2 and  7ii7 is not greater 
than the volume of commerce affected by 
the exclusive venue ticketing contract  
giving rise to the violation4  7d7      
,antitrust laws ,nothing in this ,act   
shall modify1 impair1 limit1 or         
supersede the applicability of the      
antitrust laws1 as defined in subsection
 7a7 of the first section of the        
,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ab74  7e7 
,effective date ,the prohibition        
established in subsection 7a7 shall take
 effect on the date that is #ij days    
after the date on which the ,commission 
promulgates rules under subsection 7b74 
7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission4  7#b7  
,exclusive venue ticketing contract ,the
 term exclusive venue ticketing contract
 means any contract or agreement under  
which a primary ticketing service       
provider is granted the exclusive right 
to conduct the initial sale of tickets  

to all1 or substantially all1 live      
concerts1 theatrical performances1      
sporting events1 comedy shows1 or other 
scheduled performances held at a        
particular venue4  7#c7 ,primary        
ticketing service provider ,the term    
primary ticketing service provider means
 any person that provides services to   
conduct or facilitate the initial sale  
of tickets to a live concert1 theatrical
 performance1 sporting event1 comedy    
show1 or other scheduled performance by1
 or on behalf of1 the organizer of such 
event4  7#d7 ,venue ,the term venue     
means a physical space-- 7,a7 at which  
live concerts1 theatrical performances1 
sporting events1 comedy shows1 or other 
scheduled performances are held2  7,b7  
with a defined performance area and a   
defined audience area2 and  7,c7 that   
has a maximum capacity in the defined   
audience area of not fewer than #e1jjj  
individuals4