Viagogo fined for breaking Italian anti-touting law
A €3.7m fine against Viagogo for violating the 2017 budget law, which bans profiting from ticket resale, has been upheld by an Italian court
News By IQ | 26 April 2021
An Italian court has rejected an appeal by Viagogo against a €3.7 million fine for hosting listings for tickets sold in contravention of Italian law.
The judgment, handed down by the regional administrative court (TAR) of Lazio (Latium) on 2 April, upholds a 2020 ruling in favour of the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM), which brought legal action against the secondary ticketing site for listing tickets to 37 events at above face value between March and July 2019.
Ticket touting is effectively illegal in Italy under the country’s 2017 budget law, which states that tickets to entertainment events may only be sold by authorised retailers. Consumers are permitted to sell unwanted tickets only for a price equal to, or less than, their original face value.
The judges rejected Viagogo’s argument that…
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