| I am doing this all from memory at the moment but as to their status, they are certainly affected by the new law. I believe the way the law works, they can charge whatever they want but (a) they will have to disclose in clear terms what they are charging and (b) they will not be able to sell tickets they don't own (at least not without disclosing that that is what they are doing). As I recall they currently charge a fairly obscene markup and fee, and they also buy tickets after they receive an order (which they used to call a concierge service). Regarding ownership, at some point, now quite a few years ago, the site (which had simply been one of many new sites providing theatre coverage) was acquired by hollywood.com and morphed into this ticket brokering behemoth. I seem to recall that ownership changed yet again (meaning, I think, that the parent was acquired), but right now I can't remember the details though they should be on the internet. |
