We are the season ticket holders who sit in the rain to support our home teams.
We’re the music fans who stay out way too late to enjoy the bands we love.
And we’re ready to fight for our rights as ticket holders.
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The Fan Freedom Project believes that all fans have basic rights as ticket holders, and we support legislation and promote activism to protect those rights, including:
- Ownership. When fans buy tickets, we own them.
- Transferability. As fans, we should be able to sell or give away our tickets to anyone we choose, anytime we choose, in any way we choose.
- Transparency. Fans have the right to basic information about our ticket purchases when we buy – including how many tickets are available to the public, and how many are held back for VIPs and other special customers.
- Fair Access. All fans deserve the chance to buy event tickets without unfair competition from automated ticket-buying software that jumps ahead in line, such as bot programs.
- Competition. Fans benefit from a competitive ticket marketplace, as competition provides choice and promotes innovation, better prices and consumer protection.
Launched in February, 2011, the Fan Freedom Project was founded by consumer advocate Jon Potter. FFP is supported by over 60,000 live event fans, and is backed by leading consumer and business organizations such as the National Consumers League, Consumer Action, the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Florida Consumer Action Network, the Institute for Liberty, the League of Fans, the Computer and Communications Industry Association, Michigan Citizen Action and Net Choice. Initial funding was provided by StubHub, a division of eBay.
Our Partners
Our Board of Directors
- Jon Potter: As President of the Fan Freedom Project and a multi-year season-ticket holder, Jon is the fans’ voice on important issues, including ticket ownership.
- John Breyault: A long-time consumer advocate, John is the vice president of public policy, telecommunications and fraud at the National Consumers League. In addition, John coordinates the Alliance Against Fraud coalition. He was a member of the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee from 2005 to 2007.
- Steve DelBianco : Steve DelBianco is the executive director of NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations, e-commerce businesses and online consumers that promote convenience, choice and commerce on the Internet.