Justice Department sues Ticketmaster and owner Live Nation, alleging illegal monopoly

[TomBarndtsTwin]

TicketMaster IS a scam, but do we really wanna involve the govt. in this? Let's think about that for a second.

TicketMaster has the right to charge whatever ridiculous fees they want to and you as the consumer have the right to tell them to '**** off' and not purchase from them.

[lawrenceRaider]

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin

TicketMaster IS a scam, but do we really wanna involve the govt. in this? Let's think about that for a second.

TicketMaster has the right to charge whatever ridiculous fees they want to and you as the consumer have the right to tell them to '**** off' and not purchase from them.

Meh, this is actually something the government should be doing, breaking up abusive monopolies that actually harm consumers and businesses.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin

TicketMaster IS a scam, but do we really wanna involve the govt. in this? Let's think about that for a second.

TicketMaster has the right to charge whatever ridiculous fees they want to and you as the consumer have the right to tell them to '**** off' and not purchase from them.

It owns the exclusive rights to book shows in "their" venue. Including Sprint center in KC. If a band or an event wants to use Sprint center it must use Ticketmaster to sell the tickets. That's a monopoly.

Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

Meh, this is actually something the government should be doing, breaking up abusive monopolies that actually harm consumers and businesses.

THIS!

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin

TicketMaster IS a scam, but do we really wanna involve the govt. in this? Let's think about that for a second.

TicketMaster has the right to charge whatever ridiculous fees they want to and you as the consumer have the right to tell them to '**** off' and not purchase from them.

Think of the price gouging as nothing more than an unfortunate outcome to their shitty monopoly ways... theoretically, the government isn't coming in to say they can only charge $x or whatever.

They're coming in to fix the issues where they've forced everyone in multiple industries to deal with them and them only, where the path to entering the market as a ticket seller doesn't even exist, and probably other issues that gouge not just consumers, but artists, leagues, arenas/stadiums... everyone.

The government is (supposed to be) making the monopoly go away based on laws that have been on the books for 150 years.... the pricing will either fix itself in a fair market or it won't, but sure as hell would be nice.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin

TicketMaster IS a scam, but do we really wanna involve the govt. in this? Let's think about that for a second.

TicketMaster has the right to charge whatever ridiculous fees they want to and you as the consumer have the right to tell them to '**** off' and not purchase from them.

To be fair Ticketmaster screwed around with the wrong consumers here. You don't cross the Swifties. Those consumers are about to tell them where to stick it and they may be about to pay for it.

Everyone's talking about the prices but the real kicker with this will be about whether their ticket selling practices get dragged out into the light. It's not just about ticket prices. It's not really a secret that Ticketmaster turns a blind eye to scalpers and bots because Ticketmaster owns the resale market now. They can sell tickets like Taylor Swift's to scalpers, make money on all these "fees" for the initial sale then the scalper turns around and sells the ticket for a big profit and Ticketmaster makes even more on the "fees" for that purchase as well.

This has been a thing for years, in fact there's some belief Ticketmaster encourages it, it's just nobody has ever wanted to touch it: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tic...egas-1.4828535

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin

TicketMaster IS a scam, but do we really wanna involve the govt. in this? Let's think about that for a second.

TicketMaster has the right to charge whatever ridiculous fees they want to and you as the consumer have the right to tell them to '**** off' and not purchase from them.

A monopoly is the opposite of a free market. Livenation and Ticketmaster being the only game in town and being able to charge anything they want is not in the best interest of the American people. This is the exact thing the government should be doing more of.

[Katipan]

They prevent artists from performing at places where they don't control ticket sales.

I'm hoping that's simple enough.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin

TicketMaster IS a scam, but do we really wanna involve the govt. in this? Let's think about that for a second.

TicketMaster has the right to charge whatever ridiculous fees they want to and you as the consumer have the right to tell them to '**** off' and not purchase from them.

Good point. You can stay at home and be a dickless loser posting Broncos tweets all day, all night. That will show Ticketmaster.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin

TicketMaster IS a scam, but do we really wanna involve the govt. in this? Let's think about that for a second.

TicketMaster has the right to charge whatever ridiculous fees they want to and you as the consumer have the right to tell them to '**** off' and not purchase from them.

Or you can elect politicians that will pass laws that say unregulated monopolies will be broken up.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

Or you can elect politicians that will pass laws that say unregulated monopolies will be broken up.

Those days are long gone...