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December 4, 2022 05:10 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/4/23492382/taylor-swift-fans-ticketmaster-lawsuit-disaster
Taylor Swift fans are suing Ticketmaster over presale disaster
A group of 26 Taylor Swift fans are suing Ticketmaster following last month’s ticketing fiasco that left users unable to buy tickets for Swift’s The Eras Tour (via Deadline). In a lawsuit submitted to a California court, the fans accuse Ticketmaster’s parent company, LiveNation of “anticompetitive conduct” that let scalpers snap up a surplus of tickets, resulting in higher ticket prices for the fans who could actually get their hands on them.
In addition to alleging that Ticketmaster forces fans to “exclusively” use the service to purchase tickets at prices “above what a competitive market price would be,” the suit claims Ticketmaster also profits off the resale of those tickets through its secondary marketplace. As outlined on T...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/4/23492382/taylor-swift-fans-ticketmaster-lawsuit-disaster
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