news Justice Dept Investigating TicketMaster over Taylor tickets

[19SLAYty9]

https://twitter.com/popcrave/status/1593669903789490176?s=21&t=EC83dEsPrI-rdv3MEqDgAA
 

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[Beyonnaise]

This is huge for an antitrust case, if she actually is the lynchpin to take them down  

Edited November 18, 2022 by Beyonnaise

[Scott Borchetta]

OMG
TICKETMASTER IS OOOOOOOOVVVVVVVEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRR

[Klein]

This is huge. I hope it leads to a positive outcome. 

[getBusy]

Fascinating how people choose not to read the FIRST LINE of the articles they share:

 

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The inquiry predates the botched presale of Taylor Swift tickets

Anyway, happy it's happening one way or another

Edited November 18, 2022 by getBusy

[Rep2000]

Good. If it's Taylor Swift is the one who opens the floodgate taking down Ticketmaster's monopoly, then she would be several generations' hero.

[vale9001]

A special prime time with Biden this night?

[vale9001]

She is surprised of what swifties can provoke

 

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1593676350153531393?s=20&t=VAvx6LSP7-GXnsLsWA4_iA

[PrettyHurts]

i hope their shady asses are EXPOSED and brought to justice 

[Attitude]

Apparently Ticketmaster works with resellers and gets a cut of the profits. (Allegedly).

[vale9001]

As non american i don't understand this news. What ticketmaster did wrong?. I mean they clearly made some mistakes with the codes and everything but what should be illegal and somenthing to really investigate on?. If they have a monopoly is because the law gave them this power right?. 

Edited November 18, 2022 by vale9001

[Tusk]

5 minutes ago, Attitude said:

Apparently Ticketmaster works with resellers and gets a cut of the profits. (Allegedly).

How else do you think Ticketmaster/Live Nation, as well as other sites like AXS allows these resell sites?

[wastedpotential]

4 minutes ago, vale9001 said:

As non american i don't understand this news. What ticketmaster did wrong?. I mean they clearly made some mistakes with the codes and everything but what should be illegal and somenthing to really investigate on?. If they have a monopoly is because the law gave them this power right?. 

They're essentially a monopoly over the live music industry, and while that's not inherently illegal, anything shady they might've done to get there is in violation of antitrust law. Ticketmaster has always been sketchy as ****, so there's no way the DOJ looks at this and doesn't order Ticketmaster get broken into at least a few different pieces. 

[Kavish]

The scale of the fiasco has definitely given the investigation the boost it needed.  She basically made it easier for them.  Hopefully things move at a quicker pace now.  

[Folklore89sm]

If there was one single fan base big and loud enough to bring this monopoly down it would be Swifties. It will probably never happen but this might be the closest we ever get.

[vale9001]

6 minutes ago, wastedpotential said:

They're essentially a monopoly over the live music industry, and while that's not inherently illegal, anything shady they might've done to get there is in violation of antitrust law. Ticketmaster has always been sketchy as ****, so there's no way the DOJ looks at this and doesn't order Ticketmaster get broken into at least a few different pieces. 

Ok so the point is to understand if they are now like abusing of their position. 

[wastedpotential]

3 minutes ago, vale9001 said:

Ok so the point is to understand if they are now like abusing of their position. 

Yes, exactly

[State of Grace.]

We're taking DOWN ticketmonster yup yuP YUP

[PoisonedIvy]

26 minutes ago, Kavish said:

The scale of the fiasco has definitely given the investigation the boost it needed.  She basically made it easier for them.  Hopefully things move at a quicker pace now.  

 Hope this can lead to a positive change. 

[Taylena]

Look closely, ATRL, because this is what real life impact looks like. Not some performance on stage that only stans remember. 

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, Taylena said:

Look closely, ATRL, because this is what real life impact looks like. Not some performance on stage that only stans remember. 

+1

[vale9001]

37 minutes ago, Taylena said:

Look closely, ATRL, because this is what real life impact looks like. Not some performance on stage that only stans remember. 

as always for her she is influental in what is music related cause you know...musicians. 

[Toxicity.]

[chessguy99]

This has been going on for decades. They have no competition, so you really can't stop them from doing what they want.

 

Maybe Musk should have created a new ticket company, instead of buying Twitter.