tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post6419363538783882892..comments2024-03-18T11:43:53.754+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Select Committee report: Selling on tickets isn't badSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-69670686750829766502008-01-11T10:59:00.000+00:002008-01-11T10:59:00.000+00:00Turns out the "middle way" suggestion is merely de...Turns out the "middle way" suggestion is merely described in the report, not actually recommended. In fact the only recommendations are that everyone should be nicer, play by a set of imaginary rules, and that regulation is a last resort and not really being considered. Nothing changes in other words. Bet Harvey Goldsmith is fuming. Good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-61637257210316275202008-01-10T22:23:00.000+00:002008-01-10T22:23:00.000+00:00CMS Select Committee report is here...touting repo...CMS Select Committee report is here...<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmcumeds.htm" REL="nofollow">touting report - 10 Jan</A><BR/><BR/>Surprisingly, I haven't read it all yet.ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462118851964861754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-12058143688197574562008-01-10T10:25:00.000+00:002008-01-10T10:25:00.000+00:00"Giving event organisers a share in profits from r..."Giving event organisers a share in profits from resold tickets was the 'middle way'" sounds a lot like <A HREF="http://xrrf.blogspot.com/2007/12/management-companies-want-share-of.html" REL="nofollow">the idea raised by management companies</A> a few weeks ago. It still makes no sense - Surely their chance to make the money is when they first sell the ticket? And if they could take a slice of the profit from a touted ticket, would they also be offering to chip in some of the difference for those people who made a loss on Spice Girls tickets which they couldn't sell on?<BR/><BR/>The other proposal, about charity tickets, sounds fudgetastic. Aren't the terms "across-the-board" and "distasteful" oxymoronic? This sounds like a conveniently flexible rule added as a PR exercise, in the same way that eBay would parrot their rules on ticket sales and refuse to do anything when festival passes appeared on their site, but suddenly grew a conscience and got tough when the tabloids found out Diana tickets were turning up online. Presumably because upsetting smelly music fans isn't a problem, but 'EBay Profits from Dead Princess' headlines are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com