Bill Text: TX HB3528 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the Internet domain name used by a website that sells tickets to events.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-29 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB3528 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3528-Comm_Sub.html
86R23944 TSR-F | |||
By: Moody | H.B. No. 3528 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3528: | |||
By: Collier | C.S.H.B. No. 3528 |
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relating to the Internet domain name used by a website that sells | ||
tickets to events. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 10, Business & Commerce Code, | ||
is amended by adding Chapter 327 to read as follows: | ||
CHAPTER 327. INTERNET WEBSITE DOMAIN NAMES FOR TICKET SELLERS | ||
Sec. 327.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
(1) "Internet domain name" means a globally unique, | ||
hierarchical reference to an Internet host or service that is: | ||
(A) assigned through a centralized Internet | ||
naming authority; and | ||
(B) composed of a series of character strings | ||
separated by periods with the right-most string specifying the top | ||
of the hierarchy. | ||
(2) "Performer" means an individual, team, group, or | ||
other person that entertains an audience. | ||
(3) "Ticket website" means an Internet website or | ||
mobile application advertising or offering the sale of tickets, or | ||
offering tickets for resale, to an event in this state. | ||
(4) "URL" means the uniform resource locator address | ||
for an Internet website that may include the website's Internet | ||
domain name or a subdomain of the Internet domain name. | ||
(5) "Venue" means an arena, stadium, theater, concert | ||
hall, or other place used for events such as exhibitions, sporting | ||
events, concerts, or other live entertainment events. | ||
(6) "Website operator" means a person who owns, | ||
operates, manages, licenses, or controls a ticket website for an | ||
event scheduled at a venue in this state. | ||
Sec. 327.002. TICKET WEBSITE DOMAIN NAME RESTRICTED. (a) | ||
Except as provided by Subsection (b), a website operator may not | ||
intentionally use an Internet domain name, or any subdomain of the | ||
Internet domain name, in a ticket website's URL that contains any of | ||
the following: | ||
(1) the name of: | ||
(A) a performer; | ||
(B) an organization or association that is | ||
associated with a performer, such as a professional sports league; | ||
(C) a venue in this state; or | ||
(D) an exhibition, performance, or other event to | ||
be held at a venue in this state; | ||
(2) a trademark not owned by the website operator, | ||
including a trademark owned by an authorized agent or partner of the | ||
venue or event; or | ||
(3) any name substantially similar to a name described | ||
by Subdivision (1), including a misspelling of the name. | ||
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a website operator who | ||
is authorized by a performer, organization, venue, or event's | ||
organizer to use the name or trademark on the performer's, | ||
organization's, venue's, or event's behalf for the purpose of | ||
selling or reselling tickets. | ||
Sec. 327.003. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of | ||
this chapter is a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E, | ||
Chapter 17, and is actionable under that subchapter. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |