42244 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>According to RRS chairman Marc Marot: </p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"It is unacceptable that not a penny of the estimated £200m in transactions generated by the resale of concert tickets in the UK is returned to the investors in the live music industry."</em> </p> </blockquote> <p>The RRS says it also wants to protect fans by introducing a kitemark scheme (<em>where have we heard that one before?) </em>to prevent fake tickets being sold online. </p> <p>Viagogo CEO Eric Baker, predictably, is not impressed with the idea. He<a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUKL0411708220071204"> told</a> Reuters:</p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"What they are saying here is no different to (saying) that if you had a used Ford car you should pay Ford a tax when you sold it. </em> <em>At Viagogo we work for the fans, and we are not going to support a proposal that taxes a fan."</em> </p> </blockquote> <p>When <a href="/blog/179-new-website-targets-ticket-touts">Viagogo launched last year</a>, part of its attraction was that it aimed to take business away from touts and give fans a more secure environment to trade second hand tickets. </p> <p>If these proposals ever became a reality, it seems likely that fans will be lumbered with additional costs and touts will be able to attract more business. </p> <p> <strong>Related stories:</strong> <br /> <a href="/blog/700-stubhub-sold-to-ebay-for-310-million">StubHub sold to eBay for $310 million</a> <br /> <a href="/blog/1313-ticket-reseller-seatwave-attracts-8m-in-funding">Ticket reseller Seatwave attracts $8m in funding</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>According to RRS chairman Marc Marot: </Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"It is unacceptable that not a penny of the estimated £200m in transactions generated by the resale of concert tickets in the UK is returned to the investors in the live music industry."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph>The RRS says it also wants to protect fans by introducing a kitemark scheme (<Quote>where have we heard that one before?) </Quote>to prevent fake tickets being sold online. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Viagogo CEO Eric Baker, predictably, is not impressed with the idea. He<Link URL="http://uk.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUKL0411708220071204" Window="Self"> told</Link> Reuters:</Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"What they are saying here is no different to (saying) that if you had a used Ford car you should pay Ford a tax when you sold it. </Quote> <Quote>At Viagogo we work for the fans, and we are not going to support a proposal that taxes a fan."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> <Paragraph>When <Link URL="/blog/179-new-website-targets-ticket-touts" Window="Self">Viagogo launched last year</Link>, part of its attraction was that it aimed to take business away from touts and give fans a more secure environment to trade second hand tickets. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>If these proposals ever became a reality, it seems likely that fans will be lumbered with additional costs and touts will be able to attract more business. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related stories:</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/700-stubhub-sold-to-ebay-for-310-million" Window="Self">StubHub sold to eBay for $310 million</Link> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/1313-ticket-reseller-seatwave-attracts-8m-in-funding" Window="Self">Ticket reseller Seatwave attracts $8m in funding</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-12-05T09:59:00+00:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>A number of musicians including Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys and Robbie Williams have demanded a share of profits from tickets that are resold online.</strong> </p> <p>Around 400 artists are supporting a campaign by the Resale Rights Society (RRS) to take a cut of second hand sales on sites like eBay, Seatwave and Viagogo. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>A number of musicians including Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys and Robbie Williams have demanded a share of profits from tickets that are resold online.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Around 400 artists are supporting a campaign by the Resale Rights Society (RRS) to take a cut of second hand sales on sites like eBay, Seatwave and Viagogo. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 2004 364712 Ticket exchanges face backlash from bands false 2007-12-05T11:05:00+00:00 ticket-exchanges-face-backlash-from-bands 2009-04-28T23:02:29+01:00 2009-04-28T23:02:29+01:00 149