Kampf gegen Ticket-Abzocke: Kultur fordert gesetzliche Regelung bei Zweitmarktpreisen

Cultural figures and music industry representatives in Germany have issued an open letter to the federal government, seeking legislative action to prevent predatory ticket reselling. Secondary market platforms frequently list tickets at significantly inflated prices, sometimes exceeding the original cost by thousands of euros. This phenomenon is largely driven by automated 'bots' that harvest tickets during the initial release. The coalition, including the music association Pro Musik, argues that this system parasitically exploits fans and deprives the cultural sector of revenue, and they advocate for transparent reselling practices, caps on resale prices, and stricter platform accountability.