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Posted on Monday, April 23rd, 2007
Just like Superbowl tickets - Kentucky Derby tickets are precious commodities - every time spring comes around - auction sites and ticket reselling sites abound with tickets to the Kentucky Derby. Now, since ticket scalping is against the law (illegal) in most states - ticket sellers have to package the ticket with added values such as hospitality (escorts), accomodations and dinners at top notch restaurants, or vintage bottles of wine (eBay’s Kentucky Derby tickets page)…
Churchill Downs, the site of the famed Kentucky Derby and owner of the trademarked name, has sued DerbyBox.com for allegedly using its name and pictures of the race illegally to sell tickets….
Up until April 18,…
The two sides squared off over the same issue five years ago, at which time Dearen acquiesced and took down the references and pictures. Much like the National Football League that protects its Super Bowl trademark, Churchill Downs aggressively protects its image and scours the Internet looking for violations.
DerbyBox.com offers some individual tickets for the May 5 race for as much as $32,000, but the majority of its available seats sell for between $175 and $5,000. full story
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