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Finally, TM may face the music!!!

wsimon74wsimon74 Posts: 482
edited April 16 in The Porch
I mean it sucks they tuned out PJ back in the day, but better late than never I guess!!

https://thehill.com/business/4596308-ticketmaster-to-face-federal-antitrust-lawsuit-reports/

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    PB11041PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,775
    I have a better chance of winning the lottery than the schmucks in Washington to do anything substantive in relation to Ticketmaster, because technically they can't.  Every venue in the country can choose to work with a different vendor, they just refuse to do so.  Every promoter and venue is complicit in this.
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    TravelarTravelar Kalamazoo, USA Posts: 3,360
    Spoiler: They will not face the music.


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    We All BelieveWe All Believe Scarsdale, NY Posts: 460
    It took the most powerful Avenger in the history of the multiverse (Taylor Swift) for things to even get this far, but I am also skeptical about any real change from this.
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    2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,149
    PB11041 said:
    I have a better chance of winning the lottery than the schmucks in Washington to do anything substantive in relation to Ticketmaster, because technically they can't.  Every venue in the country can choose to work with a different vendor, they just refuse to do so.  Every promoter and venue is complicit in this.

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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,834
    Who would take their place and how would that be any different? 

    Who can handle Taylor Swift level of demand? 
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    ZodZod Posts: 10,291
    I mean, it seems to me whenever theirs an antitrust lawsuit, or even a merger request.  There's some minor concessions, but in the long term it has minimal impact?

    I can't believe it took this long.  They have a monopoly on the overwhelming majority of the best venues in North America, no one competes, as they have exclusivity contracts.  Then LiveNation is the biggest promoter, so they massive veritical integration of controlling almost everything.


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    JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,444
    Hopefully they rule that TM and LN need to be split apart.
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    patkelly12patkelly12 CT Posts: 346
    Does Charlie Brown trying to kick the football ring any bells?
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    jimjam1982jimjam1982 AZ Posts: 1,271
    I remain skeptical. I highly doubt they can handle a complex issue successfully with the current installment of people in the DoJ. This is political posturing so they can say they tried in election year.
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    ddeschlerddeschler Posts: 634
    Hopefully, we can get vouchers for $10 off a limited number of TM shows that no one wants to go to!
    I've seen quite a few Pearl Jam shows.
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    BSullyBSully Indiana Posts: 1,049
    ddeschler said:
    Hopefully, we can get vouchers for $10 off a limited number of TM shows that no one wants to go to!
    I used so many of those!!!
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    JojoRiceJojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 3,992
    Unfortunately we all know that nothing will happen. 
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    mpedonempedone 540xxx - Manchester, NH Posts: 1,883
    ddeschler said:
    Hopefully, we can get vouchers for $10 off a limited number of TM shows that no one wants to go to!

    I was literally about to bring up the last time TM "faced the music". We got nothing and nothing changed. Woo.
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    LS164963LS164963 Las Vegas, NV Posts: 141
    I had no idea people still believe in the justice department. I can understand the Toothfairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus but the DOJ...
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    jwhjr17jwhjr17 Posts: 1,908
    Not going to happen
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    whoyouare72whoyouare72 Chicago IL Posts: 2,072
    ddeschler said:
    Hopefully, we can get vouchers for $10 off a limited number of TM shows that no one wants to go to!
    I am crying laughing 🤣 reading this post and remembering what a scam that was
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    GibsonGibson Toronto Posts: 2,541
    ddeschler said:
    Hopefully, we can get vouchers for $10 off a limited number of TM shows that no one wants to go to!
    Beat me to it. Well said.
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    kaw753kaw753 Posts: 761
    wsimon74 said:
    I mean it sucks they tuned out PJ back in the day, but better late than never I guess!!

    https://thehill.com/business/4596308-ticketmaster-to-face-federal-antitrust-lawsuit-reports/

    If this was Behind the Music, the CEO of Ticketmaster would get a substance abuse problem and they would break up for a few years.
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    BF89905BF89905 Posts: 1,346
    PB11041 said:
    I have a better chance of winning the lottery than the schmucks in Washington to do anything substantive in relation to Ticketmaster, because technically they can't.  Every venue in the country can choose to work with a different vendor, they just refuse to do so.  Every promoter and venue is complicit in this.

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