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Senate Bill 2409 |
Senate Author: Menéndez |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
House Sponsor: Moody et al. |
Senate Bill 2409 amends the Business & Commerce Code to prohibit, with certain exceptions, a website operator from intentionally using an Internet domain name, or any subdomain of the domain name, in a ticket website's uniform resource locator that contains: the name of a performer, an organization or association that is associated with a performer, a venue in Texas, or an exhibition, performance, or other event to be held at a venue in Texas; any name substantially similar to such a name, including a misspelling of the name; or a trademark not owned by the website operator, including a trademark owned by an authorized agent or partner of the venue or event. The bill establishes that a violation of the bill's provisions is a deceptive trade practice under the Deceptive Trade Practices‑Consumer Protection Act and is actionable under that act.