This is a great idea in concept, but sadly I don't think it'll ever work. Most etailers spend good money trying to prevent these type of bots. There are dozens

This is a great idea in concept, but sadly I don't think it'll ever work. Most etailers spend good money trying to prevent these type of bots. There are dozens of players in the anti-bot space. Unfortunately it doesn't stop the most dedicated attackers. And this is a cat and mouse game that can evolve at the speed of technology. A game that evolves at the speed of law will be out of date before it's even made it out of the draft stage. Even if a law is written so well that there isn't a single loophole (which will never happen)... all the scalpers need to do is operate in a different country. Between botnets, proxies, re-shippers and other middle-men groups... you aren't going to stop it through the law.