Petition · past parliament

Make it illegal for people to sell fake merchandise outside of live music venues

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

There is an ever growing number of people selling fake merchandise outside of venues when artist's play. Unfortunately nothing gets done about this. It affects artist income directly as they make their majority of money for merchandise. Help artists by making this illegal.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action. Selling fake goods is already illegal, so we're not sure what action you would like Government or Parliament to take.

You can find out more about fake goods and the law here:

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/somethings-gone-wrong-with-a-purchase/report-fake-or-counterfeit-goods/

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could start a new petition asking the UK Government or Parliament to make venues responsible for monitoring and reporting people selling fake merchandise outside venues when artists play.

Timeline

18 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
28 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Mar 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.