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Ticket fees, secondary markets, and transparency have become hot topics surrounding live events.

NEW YORK—It was 11:59 p.m. and Alissa Virilli sat eagerly in front of her computer, counting the minutes. As the clock struck midnight, she was ready to buy early-bird tickets for the Governor’s Ball Music Festival on Randall’s Island. But it looked like the first round sold out immediately.

Authorities have dismantled an agency selling unauthorized tickets to the Olympics, effectively leaving thousands of people who bought the tickets no entry to watch the games.

British Airways has publicly apologized for a company publication that featured a photo of a boarding pass with Osama bin Laden’s name on it.

Tickets for “This is It,” a film about the life of the pop king, are beginning to sell out worldwide.