The suitcases were packed, the friendship bracelets made and the ticket ready to be accessed on the cell phone, until the news came on Wednesday evening: “All Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna are canceled due to a terror warning.” Disappointed “Swifties” are guaranteed to get their tickets refunded by the organizer Barracuda Music, but are left with many associated costs – such as accommodation and travel.
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“In theory, the ‘Swifties’ could sue the alleged perpetrators and those who caused damage for damages due to deliberate, immoral damage,” says Andreas Riedler, Professor of Civil Law at the JKU. However, enforcing the claims would be both legally difficult and, above all, factually probably hopeless, as the perpetrators would hardly have sufficient assets to satisfy the approximately 170,000 claims for damages from the fans.
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Source: Nachrichten
