A Seattle-based online event ticketing company facing numerous complaints of non-payment — including from some grassroots Canadian artists — has ended a major lawsuit by agreeing to fully pay back event organizers and audiences. "Today's resolution ensures Brown Paper Tickets will uphold its promises to these essential community spaces by returning the millions of dollars it owes." (Robert Remington)According to the statement, Brown Paper will have seven months to pay restitution to customers and ticket buyers in the U.S. and internationally. Audience members purchase their ticket from Brown Paper online, then, after the event, Brown Paper passes collected money to organizers, minus a service charge. "We know this has been a frustrating year for our industry and for our customers," William Scott Jordan, president of Brown Paper Tickets, said in a statement.

Source: CBC News March 09, 2021 02:26 UTC