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Taylor Swift fans will get their day in court on Monday, months after the botched release of tour ticketsA federal court in Los Angeles will hear arguments in a case brought by fans who allege that Live Nation -- and subsidiary company Ticketmaster -- violated antitrust and consumer protection laws. The fall release of tickets for Swift's "New Era" tour, her first in five years, prompted government scrutiny of antitrust laws, including a Senate hearing in January at which Live Nation president and Chief Financial Officer Joe BerchtoldThe lawsuit, filed in December, claims that the 2010 merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally stamped out competition in live events ticketing, allowing the company to charge exorbitant prices for tickets.
In a court filing last month, Live Nation tried to end the court proceedings and force the dispute into private arbitration, claiming that ticket buyers had agreed on multiple occasions over the course of online shopping to resolve any claims through arbitration.A Ticketmaster logo seen displayed on a smartphone"We are not going to just settle," Julie Barfuss, a lead plaintiff, told ABC's "Fans of Swift are expected to hold a rally outside the courthouse on Monday.
“I just feeeuhl like this is like, totally unfair.”
I used a bot to buy tickets which I will scalp and 100% of the proceeds will go to Pro-Life organizations.
those feelings are absolutely spot-on.
Ticketmaster is absolutely a monopoly and should never have been allowed to have this much control over the market. Our anti-trust division of the DOJ has been asleep / bought off for decades...
OH MY GOD! You may not be able to see Taylor Swift. Deal with it.
Taylor Swift makes money from premium ticket prices. Why is ticketmaster to blame? She is a big enough star to insist on selling tickets in away to prevent premium and resale of tickets. Ticketmaster doesn't mind taking the blame it's a big business.
Didn’t PearlJam do this almost 30 years ago? Let’s hope the good guys win this time
Broken and corrupt is an understatement
BoycottTicketMaster
ticketmaster is ripping people off
Saw this coming
Ban these ticket scalping companies A guy can't stand outside and sell an extra ticket but these criminals can do it because they have a website...
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