Prodiss backs ‘landmark’ Google resale verdict
A French court has upheld its previous judgement after the association brought legal action over ads for Viagogo, StubHub and Rocket Ticket
News By James Hanley | 6 April 2023
Prodiss has hailed a “landmark decision” after Google failed in its appeal against a ruling banning the purchase of adverts promoting tickets sold by unauthorised secondary ticketing platforms in France.
The French live music association brought the lawsuit against Google France and Google Ireland after noticing advertisements for tickets to shows by Rammstein, Drake and Metallica on sites including Viagogo.fr, StubHub.fr and Rocket-Ticket.com at, or near, the top of Google’s search results.
In France, it is…
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