SIAE in legal blitz against touts, Viagogo

The Italian PRO has filed a string of legal complaints against ticket resellers, the most recent of which alleges Lady Gaga tickets were listed even before the presale

Lady Gaga at the Royal Albert Hall in June 2015 © marcen27/Flickr

While the new government of Italy has yet to implement its 2017 budget law – and with it the amendment that provides for €180,000 fines for ticket touts – collection society SIAE isn’t hanging around, recently initiating its third court case this year against secondary ticket sellers.

The latest complaint, filed with the Tribunal of Milan on Friday, relates to tickets for Lady Gaga’s recently announced Joanne world tour, which visits Milan’s Mediolanum Forum (12,700-cap.) on 26 September.

Gaetano Blandini, the director-general…

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