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US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial

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Re: US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial

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Post by ta9000 »

igor47 wrote: post #2

More grift from the Trump admin, a Trump ally is on Ticketmaster board and they fired the DoJ antitrust chief last month to make this deal happen. Ticketmaster paying 3 days of revenue as a fine and getting a slap on the wrist. The terms include them promising not to do any more illegal stuff that was already illegal and they just did anyway, such as retaliating against artists and venues that try to oppose them. Mea…

The solution is to stop going to these shows. If enough people do it, eventually prices will adjust.

Re: US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial

#12

Post by sumedh »

ta9000 wrote: post #10
suchoudh wrote: post #9

if anyone thinks this is not preplanned is fooling themselves. I have lost counts of Trump doing insider trading violations. This guy is dangerous not just for US but for entire world order. STOP him.

What would you suggest we do?

Vote?

Protests?

Re: US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial

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Post by IAmBroom »

dragonwriter wrote: post #8
csto12 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is grift the right word to use here? Is all corruption grift?

All corruption (and other dishonest ways of making profit or advantage) is graft, to attempt sell something under false pretenses is to grift [0]. Grifting is often among the techniques used to effectuate graft. IMO, the upthread post reads better with “graft” which is a abstract noun, matching the use upthread, where “grift” is usually a verb (I've also seen it used as a concrete now for a particular operation in wh…

Grift is slang. Graft has a long historical usage, and therefore a well-established definition.

Re: US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial

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Post by wussboy »

ta9000 wrote: post #11
igor47 wrote: post #2

More grift from the Trump admin, a Trump ally is on Ticketmaster board and they fired the DoJ antitrust chief last month to make this deal happen. Ticketmaster paying 3 days of revenue as a fine and getting a slap on the wrist. The terms include them promising not to do any more illegal stuff that was already illegal and they just did anyway, such as retaliating against artists and venues that try to oppose them. Mea…

The solution is to stop going to these shows. If enough people do it, eventually prices will adjust.

Any solution that requires a bunch of independent actors to go against their best interests will certainly fail. You need to find another option

Re: US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial

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Post by ta9000 »

wussboy wrote: post #15
ta9000 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The solution is to stop going to these shows. If enough people do it, eventually prices will adjust.

Any solution that requires a bunch of independent actors to go against their best interests will certainly fail. You need to find another option

Then they should stop complaining that ticket prices are too high. If they were too high, they wouldn’t be going, I guess.

Re: US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial

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Post by tencentshill »

ta9000 wrote: post #16
wussboy wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any solution that requires a bunch of independent actors to go against their best interests will certainly fail. You need to find another option

Then they should stop complaining that ticket prices are too high. If they were too high, they wouldn’t be going, I guess.

They have determined, with mathematical precision, the exact maximum fans are willing to pay. Not legally a scam, but still unethical and should not be rewarded.

Re: US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial

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Post by DANmode »

IAmBroom wrote: post #13
sumedh wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Vote? Protests?

And maybe strongly worded letters to our congressmen? /s

Funny, but have you actually tried that?

When enough people do, it’s easy to figure out who’s representing you, and who isn’t.

Re: US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial

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Post by MrFots »

ta9000 wrote: post #11
igor47 wrote: post #2

More grift from the Trump admin, a Trump ally is on Ticketmaster board and they fired the DoJ antitrust chief last month to make this deal happen. Ticketmaster paying 3 days of revenue as a fine and getting a slap on the wrist. The terms include them promising not to do any more illegal stuff that was already illegal and they just did anyway, such as retaliating against artists and venues that try to oppose them. Mea…

The solution is to stop going to these shows. If enough people do it, eventually prices will adjust.

Stop going to shows. Cancel consumption subscriptions. Quit eating and drinking garbage.

Unfortunately, panis et circenses are what the masses want, and we're all the worse for it.

You shouldn't have been downvoted.

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