Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 327.002
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 327.002, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 327.002. TICKET WEBSITE DOMAIN NAME RESTRICTED.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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