2021 Maryland Statutes
Commercial Law
Title 14 - Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions
Subtitle 40 - Interference With Internet Ticket Sales
Section 14-4001 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

    (b)    (1)    “Entertainment event” means:

            (i)    A performance;

            (ii)    A recreation;

            (iii)    An amusement;

            (iv)    A diversion;

            (v)    A spectacle;

            (vi)    A show; or

            (vii)    Any similar event.

        (2)    “Entertainment event” includes:

            (i)    A theatrical or musical performance;

            (ii)    A concert;

            (iii)    A film;

            (iv)    A game;

            (v)    A ride; and

            (vi)    A sporting event.

    (c)    (1)    “Lower–level domain name” means the portion of text in a URL that is to the left of top–level domains such as .com, .net, or .org.

        (2)    “Lower–level domain name” includes:

            (i)    A second–level domain name;

            (ii)    A third–level domain name; and

            (iii)    Any other subdomain name.

    (d)    “Ticket” means a ticket for admission to an entertainment event.

    (e)    “Ticket website” means a website:

        (1)    Advertising the sale or resale of tickets;

        (2)    Offering the sale or resale of tickets; or

        (3)    Facilitating a secondary ticket exchange or electronic marketplace that enables consumers to sell, purchase, and resell tickets to an entertainment event in the State.

    (f)    “URL” means the Uniform Resource Locator for a website.

    (g)    “Venue” means a theater, a stadium, a field, a hall, a convention center, a fairground, or any other facility where an entertainment event takes place.