Brooklyn Law Review Brooklyn Law Review
Volume 89 Issue 1 Article 8
12-7-2023
Kneecapping Scalping: Ending the Predatory Scourge Plaguing E-Kneecapping Scalping: Ending the Predatory Scourge Plaguing E-
Commerce Using Unfair Practice Frameworks Commerce Using Unfair Practice Frameworks
Zachary Michael Elvove
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Zachary M. Elvove,
Kneecapping Scalping: Ending the Predatory Scourge Plaguing E-Commerce Using
Unfair Practice Frameworks
, 89 Brook. L. Rev. 329 (2023).
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