UPDATE: DOJ says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fans

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7 thoughts on “UPDATE: DOJ says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fans

  1. It’s certainly an anti-trust issue that Live Nation acts as ‘a concert promoter, ticket seller and venue owner’.

    What I don’t get is how so many people insist that Live Nation acted illegally when it sold tickets for Taylor Swift’s tour. That mess was mostly the result of a huge imbalance between supply & demand.

    1. Its an anti-trust issue because no one likes to see companies successful. If they were allowed to make the acquisitions and form this massive company, then they aren’t at fault, except for being better that the rest. No one is forced to buy tickets. Artists aren’t forced to use them.

      I do agree, the TS issue was supply and demand.

      Nothing to see here.

    2. Lol “monopolies and a lack of competition are good actually” is not something I expected to see today. They’re not, they are decidedly bad.

    1. What’s wrong with Amazon? Another company that has been successful? As a small business owner, the Amazon platform saved my company and I know this to be true of multiple others.

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