Why don't they just become a VERO member?
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Why don't they just become a VERO member?
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Would Vero rights extend to tickets being sold at a higher price than they were originally? if so, I am clueless. I had no idea that Vero had/has anything to do with pricing.
Scalping is illegal in Michigan. Not sure about other states. Of course, it still goes on all the time.
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[quote author=FiberGuy link=topic=6228.msg35418#msg35418 date=1165515270]
Why don't they just become a VERO member?
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Would Vero rights extend to tickets being sold at a higher price than they were originally? if so, I am clueless. I had no idea that Vero had/has anything to do with pricing.
Scalping is illegal in Michigan. Not sure about other states. Of course, it still goes on all the time.
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Well... I wasn't entirely serious about it... simply exemplifying the fact that VERO members can seemingly get auctions yanked on a *whim*.
But then I thought a bit more about it... (rut roh!)
Certainly there are DMCA protections regarding the name "Big Day Out" (I would think), so technically, why
couldn't they become a VERO member and simply yank all online auctions for "Big Day Out" tickets?
Update: eBay wins court case
eBay announcement:
Quote:**Federal Court decision on Big Day Out tickets***Â
18 December 2006 | 05:58PM EST
Today an important Federal Court decision was handed down that a condition of sale for Big Day Out tickets is misleading and deceptive. eBay undertook action against the Big Day Out promoters in the interests of consumers who have been confused by claims that their tickets will be cancelled if resold for profit. This provides much-needed clarity to consumers.
The Court has found that the condition in question conveys a false representation that all tickets resold for profit will be cancelled. By claiming the condition is enforceable, the Big Day Out promoter has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct toward members of the public.
TodayÂs judgment raises concerns about the implementation of ticket terms and conditions, which will need close inspection by the industry. In particular, promoters need to improve primary distribution and get tickets into the hands of genuine fans, rather than attempting to shut the gate after the horse has bolted.
Regards,
The eBay Team
Press coverage: concert promoters threaten to cancel future concerts after court loss
Quote:THE promoters of the annual Big Day Out festival have threatened to cancel the event in 2008 if the State Government does not legislate against online scalping.
The threat comes after their ticketing conditions were successfully challenged by eBay in Federal Court today...
Festival promoter Ken West disputed the intentions of the site operators, saying they had allowed "scalpers to hide in cyberspace and make a profit from their actions".
"I may not put the show on after next year because the more we stop scalpers, the more the Government can keep putting the scalping issue in the too-hard basket," he said...
full article:
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/st...09,00.html
