Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds
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Re: Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds
#2Alternative sources
- https://apnews.com/article/live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrus...
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/arts/music/live-nation-an... or https://archive.is/KA1wV
Background story by Matt Stoller https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-the-tic... (April 13, 2026)
Re: Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds
#3from the NYT:
> The jury determined that Ticketmaster had overcharged consumers by $1.72 for each ticket.
I'm already planning what I'm going to do with the $0.20 refund I receive for each ticket I bought.
Re: Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds
#4> The jury determined that Ticketmaster had overcharged consumers by $1.72 for each ticket.
I think the decimal point is a few digits too many to the left here... The various "fees" routinely add up to hundreds
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#5from the NYT: > The jury determined that Ticketmaster had overcharged consumers by $1.72 for each ticket. I'm already planning what I'm going to do with the $0.20 refund I receive for each ticket I bought.
Sounds about right. The attorneys take $1.52 and leave the victim with $0.20. And then nothing actually happens that would restore a competitive marketplace.
Re: Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds
#6There has been a bunch of reporting on this over the past couple years but will this even effect them?
Re: Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds
#7In case you wondered what the point of the federal (i.e. states not totally controlled by federal government) system is, here's a good example. If only the federal government were allowed to pursue this case, it would have ended when the administration changed. 30 states chose to keep the case alive, and good on them.
Re: Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds
#8Now do service fees and 'convenience' fees. Every ticket I buy for a movie somehow costs $2 extra now. (As with everything else). Robbery.
Re: Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds
#9Now do service fees and 'convenience' fees. Every ticket I buy for a movie somehow costs $2 extra now. (As with everything else). Robbery.
California, Minnesota, Maryland, and New York have
Re: Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds
#10Alternative sources - https://apnews.com/article/live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrus... - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/arts/music/live-nation-an... or https://archive.is/KA1wV Background story by Matt Stoller https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-the-tic... (April 13, 2026)
Matt Stoller is always worth reading.