| A U.S. judge on Monday granted a request by Ticketmaster LLC to block a software company from making or distributing computer programs used to flood the ticket retailers website with orders, beating consumers who log onto the website manually to buy tickets. U.S. District Court Judge Audrey Collins issued a preliminary injunction against RMG Technologies Inc., barring the Pittsburgh, Penn. firm from buying or facilitating the purchase of tickets from Ticketmasters website for the purpose of reselling them. Collins concluded Ticketmaster would prove its claims that RMG infringed on its copyrights, violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and breached the websites terms of use. We will not allow others to illegally divert tickets away from fans. West Hollywood based Ticketmaster, a leading seller of concert and sporting event tickets, sued RMG in August in federal court in Los Angeles. The ticketing company blamed RMG's software for helping ticket scalpers scoop up prized tickets that they later sell for inflated prices. In her ruling, the judge determined that that RMG's software harms Ticketmaster and the public because it denies consumers the opportunity to purchase tickets to events at a fair price. Collins cited reports of complaints by fans, including many parents who were priced out of getting tickets for Disney Channel's Hannah Montana concert tour. Labels: breaking news os9user ticketmaster injunction disney channel hannah montana concert tour
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