All posts belonging to the Legislation tag can be found in the list below.
Laws that prohibit ticket reselling in Japan have come into force today ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Passed by Japan’s parliament last December, the legislation outlaws a number of acti...
Tags: Bill, Japan, Legislation, Olympics, Scalping, Tokyo 2020The UK government has introduced a bill to prohibit the unauthorised sale of tickets for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The legislation contains a number of temporary measures which all ha...
Tags: Birmingham 2022, Commonwealth Games, Legislation, Major Events, Resale, UKThe European Union Parliament has today (Wednesday) voted in favour of a landmark ruling to ban ticket bots that circumvent purchase rules. MEPs discussed the resale issue for the first time, offic...
Tags: Bots, EU, face-value resale site, Legislation, Software, ToutsThe British Columbian government has introduced a Tickets Sales Act to prohibit the use of bots and implement transparency standards for sellers. The legislation bans the use of automated software,...
Tags: Bots, British Columbia, Legal, Legislation, pricing, Resale, Tickets Sales ActViagogo has defended itself and the resale market in Australia by engaging with politicians about its business model, and urging them not to restrict the resale market. The ticketing firm’s Cris ...
Tags: Australia, Cap, Legal, Legislation, Resale, ViagogoIreland’s minister for business and enterprise, Heather Humphreys, has rejected Viagogo’s claims that anti-touting legislation is unconstitutional. The controversial ticketing site sent legal a...
Tags: Bill, Ireland, Legislation, ViagogoMore than $810,000 (£619,390/€720,689) worth of free sport and concert tickets were found to be given to several California lawmakers by lobbyists, according to a state report obtained by the San D...
Tags: California, Gifts, Legislation, Lobbyists, MLBThe British Columbian government opened its spring session of the legislature yesterday (Tuesday) by promising a ban on mass ticket scalping, among other consumer protection measures. Lt.-Gov. Jane...
Tags: Bots, British Columbia, Canada, Legislation, Resale, ToutingThe Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing has urged the government to not put a price cap on ticket resales, stating that consumers should instead protect themselves. Chan was res...
Tags: Asia, Legislation, Price Cap, Resale, Singapore, ToutsMicrosoft chief executive Satya Nadella has spoken out in support of facial recognition regulation. Nadella warned during the World Economic Forum in Davos that self-regulation may not be enough ...
Tags: Biometrics, Facial Recognition, Legislation, Microsoft, Regulation, Technology
