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05-23-2024, 09:26 AM | ||
Would an idiot do that?
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Justice Department sues Ticketmaster and owner Live Nation, alleging illegal monopoly
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05-23-2024, 03:09 PM | #76 |
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They prevent artists from performing at places where they don't control ticket sales.
I'm hoping that's simple enough. |
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05-23-2024, 03:33 PM | #77 |
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Tickets should be sold by whoever controls the venue. Simple. Not sure why a third-party ever got involved.
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05-23-2024, 03:42 PM | #78 |
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Or the performers could sell tickets directly to the public. They are the ones who are (or should be) the most concerned about making fans happy. Why would they leave any customer service up to a venue or some rotten dickhole entity like Ticketmaster?
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05-23-2024, 05:25 PM | #79 | |
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05-23-2024, 05:36 PM | #80 | |
Sometimes it's black and white
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If the free market is working, it should be left alone. If the 'free market' has turned into an essentially unregulated monopoly, or a company that exerts so much power that there is no longer a free market and little prospect of a correction on its own..., then the government getting involved is the lesser of two evils. No, people don't automatically have to go jail. You just want a functional free market. Free markets don't always happen by magic if left alone. Sometimes free markets end up with a monopoly. Although if laws have been broke, sure. It's not that hard in theory, even if it is hard in practice. |
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05-23-2024, 05:39 PM | #81 | |
Sometimes it's black and white
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05-23-2024, 06:03 PM | #82 |
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05-23-2024, 06:05 PM | #83 |
I'll **** anything that moves!
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Well, better late than never, I guess. Pearl Jam tried to do their part 30 years ago and nobody game a damn. Thanks for coming to the rescue "Justice" department.
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05-23-2024, 06:37 PM |
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05-23-2024, 06:57 PM | #84 |
What's up braj?
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Scho if Ashley Madison was being sued to lower their fees would you be happy?
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05-23-2024, 08:52 PM | #85 | |
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05-23-2024, 08:57 PM | #86 |
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Tickets were $20 back then. I have ticket stubs from OZZY and Priest that were $10 for first row dead center. Now, It's $150 to see anyone and thats usually in the upper deck. Major band? North of $200.00. When you are paying a booking/convience fee on a $10 ticket is a way different animal from paying that fee on a $200 ticket. Thats just not inflation and increased costs.
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05-23-2024, 09:17 PM | #87 |
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05-23-2024, 09:19 PM | #88 |
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I miss the days of Chris Fritz and buying tickets at Tiger Records.
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05-24-2024, 06:52 AM | #89 |
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I would love to know how many of supporters of the Justice Department going after Ticketmaster use Uber Eats or DoorDash.
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05-24-2024, 06:54 AM | #90 |
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CNBC just had a young idiot DEI hire on to talk about the lawsuit and she couldn't answer any questions about quantifying the damage.
All she did was say "This is the beginning, not the end. There will be discovery." So once again, a charge seeking a crime. |
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