Executive Order 14254: Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market

What the order contains

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• Sec. 1. Purpose
• Sec. 2. Implementation
• Sec. 3. Report
• Sec. 4. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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(a) America's live concert and entertainment industry is the envy of the world. But it has become blighted by unscrupulous middlemen who sit at the intersection between artists and fans and impose egregious fees while providing minimal value. Ticket scalpers use bots and other unfair means to acquire large quantities of face-value tickets and then re-sell them at an enormous markup on the secondary market, price-gouging consumers and depriving fans of the opportunity to see their favorite artists without incurring extraordinary expenses. By some reports, fans have paid as much as 70 times face value to obtain a ticket. When this occurs, the artists do not receive any profit. All profits go solely to the scalper and the ticketing agency. (b) My Administration is committed to making as accessible as possible the arts and entertainment that enrich Americans' lives. […]