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New England Patriots Obtain Online Ticket Reseller Names

Posted by Zonk on from the nice-way-to-treat-your-fans dept.

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?

10 of 233 comments (clear)

  1. I would only want to hide my name if by andy314159pi · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would really only want to hide my name if I'd bought season tickets for the Dolphins.

    1. Re:I would only want to hide my name if by LaskoVortex · · Score: 3, Funny

      I couldn't help reply to someone who stands up for their team so adamantly yet so ANONYMOUSLY.

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  2. Ironic? by dotslashdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't it ironic that the team allegedly invading privacy is called the Patriots?

    1. Re:Ironic? by shoemilk · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not after the PARTIOT Act...

    2. Re:Ironic? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nope, not at all. Then again, I remember that they are, after all, the team that was caught spying on other teams. (Apparently the penalty for cheating in major league sports is to pay a fine and nothing else. You'd think they'd get kicked out of the league, but apparently not.)

      I guess they thought the warrantless wiretapping privileges granted via the USA PATRIOT Act applied to them as the Patriots...

    3. Re:Ironic? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Was that enacted after the LYSDEXIC Act?

  3. We need to do like we did for the airlines by iminplaya · · Score: 5, Funny

    We need the Department of Gameland Security. If you want a ticket, you must ask permission 72 hours in advance. Upon entering the stadium, you must show your passport or a government approved ID. Under the state's secrets act, you are prohibited from discussing the events. Woe to you who cheers for the wrong team. You will be placed on the "no seat list". See, this is why the airlines really want ID...to prevent you from selling your ticket. Don't be surprised to see it here also "for your protection".

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  4. GO CHARGERS! by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 2, Funny

    GO CHARGERS!

    *ducks*

  5. $300K?! You should be so lucky!! by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 4, Funny

    $300,000 for a 2-bedroom home, you should be so lucky...

    When I was young we had to pay $650,000 for 3 walls and a tarp for a roof, and we didn't even have a pro football team...

    Oh wait...that's not when I was young. That's right now. Fucking Orange County.

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    Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure everything I just said is completely wrong.
    1. Re:$300K?! You should be so lucky!! by Chapter80 · · Score: 5, Funny

      we had to pay $650,000 for 3 walls and a tarp for a roof, and we didn't even have a pro football team...

      Oh wait...that's not when I was young. That's right now. Fucking Orange County.

      Perhaps you should chose a different colour county.

      Or is the county named after a copulating fruit?