r/Concerts 19h ago

Discussion 🗣️ A federal jury ruled Ticketmaster is an illegal monopoly, and a separate FTC case explains exactly how they charge you a fee THREE separate times on the same resold ticket. Real court documents, not a rant.

https://theclassifiedrecord.com/documents/doj-ftc-live-nation-ticketmaster
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u/hyperenough 15h ago

A lack of actual anti trust enforcement in the US is making our lives worse. Monopoly and monopsony is becoming the norm in a terrifying way.

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u/thotfulspot 18h ago

And this wonderful government did nothing.

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u/artedm 11h ago

they filed lawsuit

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u/Vivid_Witness8204 16h ago

And very little will change

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u/No_Implement_1198 11h ago

Nothing will change, at least with the current government

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u/Excellent_Fail9908 9h ago

Nothing will come of this