Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4190
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4190
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
§ 4190. Interfering with Internet ticket sales
(a) A person shall not intentionally use a computer program or other software intended to interfere with or circumvent, on a ticket seller’s website, an equitable ticket buying process established by the seller for tickets of admission to a sporting event, theatre, musical performance, or place of public entertainment or amusement of any kind.
(b) A person who violates this section, in a civil action brought by the seller, shall be subject to:
(1) appropriate equitable relief;
(2) reasonable attorney’s fees and costs;
(3) actual damages suffered; and
(4) statutory damages of up to $1,500.00 per ticket, payable to the seller. (Added 2009, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)