An act to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice in commerce, 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 event, and for other purposes.
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This bill usually is referred to as the BOTS (acronym for Better Online Ticket Sales) Act.
This bill tries to make more tickets available to end-buyers
This bill would make it illegal for ticket brokers to use computer software (known as a bot) to purchase more tickets than the venue allows a person to purchase.
What happened to this bill?
The BOTS Act passed the House of Representatives on Sept. 12, 2016 but was not acted on by the Senate. It expired when the 114th Congress ended in Jan. 2017.
More information
You can find more details about this bill at GovTrack.us.