Complete Music Update (12/18/18) Cooke, Chris

Viagogo said it is weighing its options following a recent ruling by France's Constitutional Council that a ticket scalping ban in the country complies with the French constitution. The firm mentioned a legal challenge in the European Court of Justice as one recourse. Viagogo previously requested that the council consider whether France's ban was actually unconstitutional, contending that it "infringes the freedom of trade, challenges the right of ownership which grants everyone the freedom to use their property as they see fit, and consequently grants a de facto monopoly to event organizers." France's latest decision dismissed such arguments, and Viagogo countered that "France is one of the few countries in the world to have chosen a ban on reselling tickets without the agreement of the organizer of a show or sporting event." The company also said that although it opposes such statutes, it does back measures to "make resale operations more transparent."

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