[frankiep]

Big difference. Companies that issue stock WANT the price of that stock to go up. Promoters who sell tickets, and the entertainers themselves have a very real reason to want to keep ticket prices to their performances within a certain range since. Since the performer is the one doing the work it is the performers right to say how much a ticket will cost. Like I said already, this problem is getting so out of hand that we are already starting to see stronger controls against scalping.

[Caesar Soze]

Big difference. Companies that issue stock WANT the price of that stock to go up. Promoters who sell tickets, and the entertainers themselves have a very real reason to want to keep ticket prices to their performances within a certain range since. Since the performer is the one doing the work it is the performers right to say how much a ticket will cost.

So you admit that the laws are designed to protect the profits of the entertainers, and not the rights of the ticket owners?

[SirFishalot]

Big difference. Companies that issue stock WANT the price of that stock to go up. Promoters who sell tickets, and the entertainers themselves have a very real reason to want to keep ticket prices to their performances within a certain range since. Since the performer is the one doing the work it is the performers right to say how much a ticket will cost. Like I said already, this problem is getting so out of hand that we are already starting to see stronger controls against scalping.

Again, the biggest reason why promoters and artists don't like scalpers is because the very existance of the scalpers exposes the fact that they missed out on a higher net profit because they misjudged and underpriced the product. If they really and truly wanted to control the end sale price, they would charge at the door instead of presale.