# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 14. Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions

### Subtitle 40. Interference With Internet Ticket Sales

#### Section 14-4001

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)

  (1) "Entertainment event" means:

    (i) A performance;

    (ii) A recreation;

    (iii) An amusement;

    (iv) A diversion;

    (v) A spectacle;

    (vi) A show; or

    (vii) Any similar event.

  (2) "Entertainment event" includes:

    (i) A theatrical or musical performance;

    (ii) A concert;

    (iii) A film;

    (iv) A game;

    (v) A ride; and

    (vi) A sporting event.

(c)

  (1) "Lower-level domain name" means the portion of text in a URL that is to the left of top-level domains such as .com, .net, or .org.

  (2) "Lower-level domain name" includes:

    (i) A second-level domain name;

    (ii) A third-level domain name; and

    (iii) Any other subdomain name.

(d) "Ticket" means a ticket for admission to an entertainment event.

(e) "Ticket website" means a website:

  (1) Advertising the sale or resale of tickets;

  (2) Offering the sale or resale of tickets; or

  (3) Facilitating a secondary ticket exchange or electronic marketplace that enables consumers to sell, purchase, and resell tickets to an entertainment event in the State.

(f) "URL" means the Uniform Resource Locator for a website.

(g) "Venue" means a theater, a stadium, a field, a hall, a convention center, a fairground, or any other facility where an entertainment event takes place. 

#### Section 14-4002

A person may not intentionally sell or use software to circumvent a security measure, an access control system, or any other control or measure on a ticket seller's website that is used to ensure an equitable ticket buying process.

#### Section 14-4003

(a) This section does not apply to a person who is acting on behalf of a venue.

(b) A person who owns, operates, or controls a ticket website may not use in the URL of the ticket website a lower-level domain name that contains:

  (1) The name of the venue for which the ticket grants admission;

  (2) The name of the entertainment event, including the name of an individual or a group scheduled to perform or appear at the event; or

  (3) A name substantially similar to the name in item (1) or (2) of this subsection.

#### Section 14-4004

A violation of this subtitle is:

(1) An unfair or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of Title 13 of this article; and

(2) Subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions contained in Title 13 of this article.

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Md. Code Ann., Com. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)