Today marked another step forward in FanFair Alliance’s campaign against industrial-scale online ticket touting, with the passing of the Digital Economy Act. This brings into law specific measures aimed at curbing the activities of hardcore ticket touts on secondary resale platforms such as Get Me In!, Seatwave, StubHub and Viagogo:– To criminalise the misuse of an “electronic communications network” […]
Yesterday evening, members of the House of Lords voted in favour (180 to 157) of an amendment in the Digital Economy Bill that would strengthen consumer law around ticket resale. Tabled by Lord Moynihan, Amendment 33ZLZA would extend obligations in the existing Consumer Rights Act – and specifically that resale sites must provide the following […]
FanFair Alliance has today published a new online guide offering audiences Ten Tips to successfully navigate the ticket buying process, and to reduce the risk of being ripped off by touts. This includes key information about authorised ticket sellers, about the importance of research – do not trust search engine results! – and greater awareness of the marketing practices employed by the so-called secondary ticketing websites. Please download a […]
FanFair Alliance has welcomed a range of Government measures to crackdown on the activities of online ticket touts and curb abuses in the secondary ticketing market. The move follows growing public discontent on this issue, as well as sustained pressure from artists and businesses backing FanFair, and a groundswell of political support – notably from Nigel Adams […]
FanFair Alliance has welcomed today’s announcement of an enforcement investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into suspected breaches of consumer protection law in the online secondary ticketing market. However, with other countries taking decisive measures to better regulate ticket resale, it is imperative that UK fans can benefit from similar protections. And fast. The CMA’s investigation aims […]
FanFair Alliance is delighted to announce that leading ticketing companies Gigantic, See Tickets, Skiddle and The Ticket Factory have signed the campaign’s Declaration against online ticket touts. They join more than 100 music managers, agents, promoters, entrepreneurs, ticket retailers and trade bodies supporting the campaign – amongst them representatives of artists including Arctic Monkeys, Biffy […]
Today, a cross-party group of MPs and Peers led by Sharon Hodgson MP and Nigel Adams MP joined with famous faces, such as Imogen Heap, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child producer Sonia Friedman, and Josh Franceschi of You Me At Six, to call on the Government to accept the “Ban the Bots” amendment during […]
Yesterday (November 1st), Nigel Adams MP presented his amendment to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee for the Digital Economy Bill, aiming to make illegal the misuse of bot technology by ticket touts to purchase excessive numbers of tickets and to knowingly resell them on the secondary market. Similar legislation has been introduced by […]
Please sign this petition to enforce the Consumer Rights Act and push Parliament to debate online ticket touting. 100,000 signatures needed! https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/128969
Press Release – Adam Tudhope, manager of Mumford & Sons: “Unregulated ticket resale websites are out of control. While we wait for Government to act, it is essential that music businesses develop ticketing strategies that aim to disrupt the touts and help fans.” – Guide available to download here – Leading ticketing and D2C services Active Ticketing, […]