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Assembly Bill A3723

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes certain crimes relating to automated ticket purchasing software

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2009-A3723 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
Laws Affected:
Add §23.25, Arts & Cul L

2009-A3723 - Summary

Establishes any person who utilizes an automated ticket purchasing device to navigate through ticket websites and bypass security measures, who supervises the operation of an automated ticket purchasing machine or who receives monetary gains from the operation of such machine shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor; establishes any person who possesses automated ticket purchasing software shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

2009-A3723 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3723

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development

AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to  auto-
  mated ticket purchasing devices

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The arts and cultural affairs law is amended  by  adding  a
new section 23.25 to read as follows:
  S  23.25.  AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING DEVICES. 1. THE TERM "AUTOMATED
TICKET PURCHASING DEVICE" SHALL MEAN A DEVICE OR COMPUTER  PROGRAM  THAT
NAVIGATES THROUGH TICKET WEBSITES AND BYPASSES CERTAIN SECURITY MEASURES
IN  ORDER  TO  PURCHASE  LARGE  QUANTITIES  OF  TICKETS. SUCH TERM SHALL
INCLUDE THE USE OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS THAT RUN AUTOMATED  TASKS  OVER
THE INTERNET.
  2.  ANY  PERSON  WHO UTILIZES AN AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING DEVICE TO
PURCHASE TICKETS SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY
A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  3. ANY PERSON WHO SUPERVISES THE  OPERATION  OF  AN  AUTOMATED  TICKET
PURCHASING  MACHINE  OR WHO RECEIVES ANY MONETARY GAINS FROM SUCH OPERA-
TION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY A  FINE  OF
NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  4.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  POSSESSES AN AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING MACHINE
SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION, PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF  NOT  MORE  THAN
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07216-01-9

2009-A3723A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
Laws Affected:
Add §23.25, Arts & Cul L

2009-A3723A - Summary

Establishes any person who utilizes an automated ticket purchasing device to navigate through ticket websites and bypass security measures, who supervises the operation of an automated ticket purchasing machine or who receives monetary gains from the operation of such machine shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor; establishes any person who possesses automated ticket purchasing software shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

2009-A3723A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3723--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Tourism,
  Arts  and  Sports  Development  -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to  auto-
  mated ticket purchasing software

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The arts and cultural affairs law is amended  by  adding  a
new section 23.25 to read as follows:
  S 23.25.  AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE. 1. THE TERM "AUTOMATED
TICKET  PURCHASING  SOFTWARE"  SHALL MEAN, ANY MACHINE, DEVICE, COMPUTER
PROGRAM OR COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT NAVIGATES OR RUNS AUTOMATED  TASKS  ON
RETAIL  TICKET  PURCHASING WEBSITES IN ORDER TO BYPASS SECURITY MEASURES
AND PURCHASE LARGE AMOUNTS OF TICKETS, IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNTS  PERMIT-
TED  BY  THE  RETAILER,  ARTIST  OR  VENUES PER TRANSACTION, FOR PRIVATE
RESALE.
  2. ANY PERSON WHO UTILIZES AUTOMATED  TICKET  PURCHASING  SOFTWARE  TO
PURCHASE TICKETS SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  3.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  SUPERVISES  THE  OPERATION  OF  AUTOMATED TICKET
PURCHASING SOFTWARE OR WHO RECEIVES ANY MONETARY GAINS FROM SUCH  OPERA-
TION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  4. ANY PERSON WHO POSSESSES AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE SHALL
BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  5.  ANY  PERSON WHO SELLS AND/OR EXCHANGES IN ANY MANNER, TICKETS THAT
WERE PURCHASED WITH AUTOMATED  TICKET  PURCHASING  SOFTWARE  WITHIN  THE
STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  6.  A  CONVICTION FOR EACH VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS  OR  BY
IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR, OR BOTH.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2009-A3723B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
Laws Affected:
Add §23.25, Arts & Cul L

2009-A3723B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes any person who utilizes an automated ticket purchasing device to navigate through ticket websites and bypass security measures, who supervises the operation of an automated ticket purchasing machine or who receives monetary gains from the operation of such machine shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor; establishes any person who possesses automated ticket purchasing software shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

2009-A3723B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A3723B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3723--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, DINOWITZ, CYMBROWITZ, FIELDS, REILLY,
  JAFFEE, DenDEKKER, SPANO, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
  BRENNAN,  GABRYSZAK,  GLICK,  KOON, MAYERSOHN, MENG, PEOPLES, PHEFFER,
  RUSSELL, SCARBOROUGH, SWEENEY, TITONE, WEINSTEIN, WEISENBERG  --  read
  once  and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Devel-
  opment -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
  committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
  ted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to auto-
  mated ticket purchasing software

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a
new section 23.25 to read as follows:
  S 23.25.  AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE. 1. THE TERM "AUTOMATED
TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE" SHALL MEAN, ANY  MACHINE,  DEVICE,  COMPUTER
PROGRAM  OR  COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT NAVIGATES OR RUNS AUTOMATED TASKS ON
RETAIL TICKET PURCHASING WEBSITES IN ORDER TO BYPASS  SECURITY  MEASURES
AND  PURCHASE LARGE AMOUNTS OF TICKETS, IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNTS PERMIT-
TED BY THE RETAILER, ARTIST  OR  VENUES  PER  TRANSACTION,  FOR  PRIVATE
RESALE.
  2.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  UTILIZES AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE TO
PURCHASE TICKETS SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION.
  3. ANY  PERSON  WHO  SUPERVISES  THE  OPERATION  OF  AUTOMATED  TICKET
PURCHASING  SOFTWARE OR WHO RECEIVES ANY MONETARY GAINS FROM SUCH OPERA-
TION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION.
  4. ANY PERSON WHO POSSESSES AUTOMATED TICKET PURCHASING SOFTWARE SHALL
BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07216-11-9

A. 3723--B                          2

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