Posted on 05/24/2024 1:11:34 PM PDT by Miami Rebel
The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and asking a court to break up the system that squelches competition and drives up prices for fans.
Filed in federal court in Manhattan, the sweeping antitrust lawsuit was brought with 30 state and district attorneys general and seeks to dismantle the monopoly they say is squeezing out smaller promoters, hurting artists and drowning ticket buyers in fees. Ticketmaster and its owner, Live Nation Entertainment, have a long history of clashes with major artists and their fans, including Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen.
The government accused Live Nation of tactics — including threats and retaliation — that Garland said have allowed the entertainment giant to “suffocate the competition” by controlling virtually every aspect of the industry, from concert promotion to ticketing. The impact is seen in an “endless list of fees on fans,” the attorney general said.
“Live music should not be available only to those who can afford to pay the Ticketmaster tax,” said Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.
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Let me know when Wickard is overturned.
Until then the Feds have jurisdiction.
L
Now do Google!
Oh wait, we can’t because google=cia
You’re part of the problem more than the solution Lurker.
You tell me what I can do personally to get Wickard overturned. Better yet, why don’t you tell all of us what you’re doing to get it overturned.
Because if you’re not personally suing to get that done you’re part of the problem too.
L
You and I stand for the Constitution as written and originally understood and intended and influence as many as possible to do the same. It is the good fight of faith and freedom and you cannot sustain freedom without faith.
But you’ve surrendered and gone over to the other side.
“ But you’ve surrendered and gone over to the other side.”
Oh, stuff it. I live in the real world. And in that world Wickard ain’t gonna be overturned in my lifetime or yours.
L
So says you. Giving up God-given freedom without a fight or shed blood is a sad thing. Freedom is worth fighting and dying for.
Have a good day.
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