,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bf1 #bjbc,ms4  
,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit      
exclusive v5ue ticket+ contracts ) an   
excessive duration1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,unlock ,ticket+ ,m>kets ,act ( #bjbc4
  #b4 ,prohibition on exclusive v5ue    
ticket+ contracts ) an excessive        
duration  7a7 ,prohibition ,no prim>y   
ticket+ s]vice provid] may ent] into1 or
 attempt to ent] into1 an exclusive v5ue
 ticket+ contract if ! contract is = an 
excessive duration1 z det]m9$ by !      
,commission "u subsection 7b74  7b7     
,rulemak+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes (  
subsection 7a71 n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,commission %all promulgate rules 9     
accordance ) section #eec ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to def9e ! p]iod ( 

"t t con/itutes an excessive duration1 )
 respect to an exclusive v5ue ticket+   
contract1 subject to ! limitation 9     
p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,limitation ,!     
m9imum p]iod ( "t t con/itutes an       
excessive duration1 ) respect to an     
exclusive v5ue ticket+ contract1 %all be
 m ?an #d ye>s4  7c7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7    
,unfair me?od ( competition ,a violation
 ( subsection 7a7 or a regulation       
promulgat$ !reund] %all be treat$ z an  
unfair me?od ( competition "u section   
#e7;a77#a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a77#a774  7#b7
 ,p[]s ( ! ,commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,commission %all en=ce subsection 7a7 &
 any regulations promulgat$ !reund] 9 ! 
same mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same 
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a
 "p ( ?is ,act4  7,b7 ,privileges &     
immunities ,any p]son :o violates       
subsection 7a7 or a regulation          

promulgat$ !reund] %all be subject to ! 
p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges &    
immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq474  7,c7 ,au?ority pres]v$ ,no?+ 9  
?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to limit !     
au?ority ( ! ,commission "u any o!r     
provision ( law4  7,d7 ,rulemak+ ,!     
,commission %all promulgate 9 accordance
 ) section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 su* rules z may be        
necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7,e7    
,civil p5alties ,any prim>y ticket+     
s]vice provid] t violates ?is ,act %all 
pay to ! ,unit$ ,/ates a civil p5alty   
t-- 7i7 is suffici5t to det] violations 
( ?is section2 &  7ii7 is n great] ?an !
 volume ( comm]ce affect$ by ! exclusive
 v5ue ticket+ contract giv+ rise to !   
violation4  7d7 ,antitru/ laws ,no?+ 9  
?is ,act %all modify1 impair1 limit1 or 
sup]s$e ! applicability ( ! antitru/    
laws1 z def9$ 9 subsection 7a7 ( ! fir/ 
section ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #ab74  7e7 ,effective date ,!          

prohibition e/abli%$ 9 subsection 7a7   
%all take effect on ! date t is #ij days
 aft] ! date on :i* ! ,commission       
promulgates rules "u subsection 7b74    
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#b7        
,exclusive v5ue ticket+ contract ,! t]m 
exclusive v5ue ticket+ contract means   
any contract or agreem5t "u :i* a prim>y
 ticket+ s]vice provid] is grant$ !     
exclusive "r to conduct ! initial sale (
 tickets to all1 or sub/antially all1   
live conc]ts1 !atrical p]=mances1 sport+
 ev5ts1 com$y %[s1 or o!r s*$ul$        
p]=mances held at a p>ticul> v5ue4  7#c7
 ,prim>y ticket+ s]vice provid] ,! t]m  
prim>y ticket+ s]vice provid] means any 
p]son t provides s]vices to conduct or  
facilitate ! initial sale ( tickets to a
 live conc]t1 !atrical p]=mance1 sport+ 
ev5t1 com$y %[1 or o!r s*$ul$ p]=mance  
by1 or on behalf (1 ! organiz] ( su*    
ev5t4  7#d7 ,v5ue ,! t]m v5ue means a   
physical space-- 7,a7 at :i* live       

conc]ts1 !atrical p]=mances1 sport+     
ev5ts1 com$y %[s1 or o!r s*$ul$         
p]=mances are held2  7,b7 ) a def9$     
p]=mance area & a def9$ audi5ce area2 & 
7,c7 t has a maximum capacity 9 ! def9$ 
audi5ce area ( n few] ?an #e1jjj        
individuals4