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redgiemental12, the point here is that it is precisely the promoters who are shouting about this who are up to their necks in this. I'm all for preventing organised touting where big blocks of tickets get pre-sold, but these moves are aimed at preventing individuals from re-selling their tickets because it is disrupting existing cosy touting arrangements - talk about ripping off the consumer.

Wed 09 Jan, 2008

This is absolute nonsense from people who know nothing about how touting actually works. Popular gigs have always sold out in minutes and that is largely due to the long-standing practise of ticketing agencies and promoters allowing the sale of large blocks of tickets to touts (often behind the scenes). One reason promoters allow this is to indemnify themselves. The reason the government have made this report is due to high power lobbying from a certain powerful promoter who is using this issue as a vehicle to create a completely controlled market (which is surely supposed to be the objection to institutionalised touting). This has absolutely nothing to do with fans getting a fair deal. Last time I checked, the free sale of goods (whether or not for profit) wasn't outlawed - it's supposed to be the basis of a healthy economy. Are even tickets no longer to be owned but licensed on limited terms?

Mon 07 Jan, 2008

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