New England Patriots Obtain Online Ticket Reseller Names

Billosaur writes "The New England Patriots sued on-line ticket re-seller StubHub (a subsidiary of eBay) to obtain the list of names of people who tried to buy or sell Patriots tickets using the service. StubHub lost an appeal in Massachusetts state court last week, and was compelled to hand over the list of 13,000 names. It is currently not clear what the Patriots organization intends to do with the names, but they have intimated that they may revoke the privileges of any season ticket holders on the list. The Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington D.C.-based advocacy group, said the court order to turn over the names infringes on the privacy rights of Patriots fans. At issue is whether using the on-line service allows an end-run around team rules and Massachusetts state law, by allowing ticket holders to charge extreme mark-ups on their tickets." How does this ruling apply to other pieces of transient property?

Comments

Re:I guess you believe in the "Free Market"

[Lord Kano]

The rich and privileged get to go to any game at a whim. (and get the best seats)
Others have to sell their car to see their favorite team.

Life isn't fair. Rich guys get to fuck supermodels and princesses. Do you think Diana Spencer would have been with Dodi Al-Fayed if he had been Dodi the Egyptian taylor? I don't. Rich people pay LOWER interest rates on loans. Yes, the people most able to afford it actually pay LESS interest than those least able to. Rich people pay a lower percentage of their income to Social Security.

If you're looking for a cause, how about that?

Who gives a fuck if some beerbelly doesn't make enough money driving a forklift to pay $2k for football tickets?

LK