Viagogo, StubHub, Others Face Demand for EU Legislative Action

EU’s Digital Fairness Act provides “one-off chance” to tackle “fraudulent” ticket touting practices

Agents and managers from across the European music industry have signed an open letter urging the European Union’s Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath to expand the scope of the bloc’s in-development Digital Fairness Act. In particular, industry representatives are keen to see specific pan-European rules for secondary ticketing built into the new regulations. The Digital Fairness Act presents an opportunity to address “anti-consumer” and “fraud…

Viagogo, StubHub, Others Face Demand for EU Legislative Action

Photo Credit: Christian Lue Time to rein in secondary ticketing marketplaces? A live sector coalition is demanding EU regulatory action to address “ticket resale abuse” on platforms including Viagogo and StubHub International. That aptly named coalition, the Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT), today urged enhanced ticket-resale regulations in an open letter. And said letter reached Michael McGrath, the EU consumer-protection commi…

Live Events Industry Calls on EU to Stop Predatory Ticket Resale + Why U.S. is paying attention

Europe’s live events industry is intensifying its push against ticket scalping. They are calling on regulators to take decisive action against what it describes as industrial-scale ticket resale abuse. The post Live Events Industry Calls on EU to Stop Predatory Ticket Resale + Why U.S. is paying attention appeared first on Hypebot.

EU called on to stamp out ticket touts by European live events industry

More than 130 representatives from across Europe’s live events industry have signed an open letter calling on the EU to stop ticket resale abuse. The letter to EU Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath claims that, despite the introduction of stricter rules for reporting and removing illegal ticket resale offers, enforcement is severely lacking. Signatories suggest the Digital Fairness Act, which is currently being drafted by the EU, offers an ide…

Open letter calls for ‘predatory ticket resale’ crackdown in EU

With ticketing reforms afoot in the US and UK, now the calls for change are expanding to Europe, via an open letter signed by a number of artists, management and live firms and industry bodies. The letter, to EU justice commissioner Michael McGrath, targets ‘predatory ticket resale’ with the goal of expanding the EU’s Digital Fairness Act […] The post is from Music Ally.