UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
Aggressive crackdown on touts comes after backlash over cost of watching live music and sport
Aggressive crackdown on touts comes after backlash over cost of watching live music and sport

Managers of acts such as Ed Sheeran and Nick Cave want strict rules against exploitation of consumers

Justice department alleged company illegally dominates market and uses ‘exclusionary conduct’ to control venues

Trial will enter new phase to determine penalties for the company after an earlier settlement avoided its break-up

Clients asking banks to review number of staff that have to be informed about live transactions

Digital marketers admit to flooding sites with fake comments to promote acts, posing a disturbing threat to media integrity

The business of selling music has always been a source of grievance for those who create it