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UK government moves on ticket touting draw lukewarm response

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Radiohead, seen here playing live in NYC, are among artists calling for action. Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty Images

Live industry figures dismayed by lack of progress, while online platforms face uncertainty over compliance.

Measures to make it illegal to resell tickets for live events at above the original cost have been included in draft legislation by the UK government. But the decision to introduce new measures only in a Draft Ticket Tout Ban Bill in the King’s Speech, which sets out the legislative

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