Ticketmaster, FTC and Taylor Swift
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The FTC is going after a reseller alleged to have nefariously snatched up more than 300,000 tickets to various events.
The FTC is taking aim against ticket resale sites, claiming that they used illegal methods to obtain and resell concert tickets.
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Digital Music News on MSNFTC Sues Alleged Ticket Scalpers Under the BOTS Act, Says They ‘Regularly Circumvented’ Ticketmaster Security Measures
Amid intense ticket-price scrutiny – and a DOJ antitrust action against Live Nation – the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is officially suing several alleged scalpers under the BOTS Act. The FTC submitted the high-stakes complaint to a Maryland federal court today,
Toni Bowick buys tickets to an Atlanta Braves game through Ticketmaster but then can’t access them before the event. Ticketmaster claims she doesn’t have an account. And then it keeps
Ticketmaster soon signed deals with the Forum, Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Long Beach Arena and concert promoter Avalon Attractions. Ticketmaster acquired its chief rival, Ticketron, in 1991.
Opinion: Former Deputy Associate Attorney General Brian Pandya explains why the DOJ and FTC agreeing to cap the price of resale tickets would hurt their case proving Ticketmaster is cornering the live event market.