This is probably a good thing. I don’t see it improving anything on the consumer side. They should review and rescind venue-ticket provider contracts. They did this with movie theaters/studios back in the 50’s (?) and it was better for everyone except the studio executives. It’d be good to see wholesale change.
pinerw
Good. Fuck Ticketmaster.
Realistic-Currency61
I hate Ticketmaster and have waged a one-man boycott of concerts for many many years. It’s about time the government cracked down on them.
BudWeiserIII
THANK GOD. FUCK TICKETMASTER
CrashEMT911
Nothing will change. DOJ just jealous they aren’t getting their part of the ticket fee scam. I predict ticket fees will go up instead of down due to this, because someone has to pay the lawters.
wackychimp
Can we also outlaw, or severely curtail, those scalping sites too while we’re at it?
Booftroop
Government in 2010: Approves merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation
Also the Government: Hey, wait. That’s illegal.
Murky-Perceptions
Just what we need, another surcharge (legal fees)
alottagames
Fucking finally.
InkedInspector
This is long overdue.
connor8383
Fuck yeah!! The government doing something useful
RentalGore
Remember when Pearl Jam said they’re gonna fight Ticketmaster and cap ticket prices? The DOJ got involved then too. Really nothing changed apart from a few service fees.
I don’t have much hope that TM is going to get broken up this time either.
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Fuck Ticketmaster
This is probably a good thing. I don’t see it improving anything on the consumer side. They should review and rescind venue-ticket provider contracts. They did this with movie theaters/studios back in the 50’s (?) and it was better for everyone except the studio executives. It’d be good to see wholesale change.
Good. Fuck Ticketmaster.
I hate Ticketmaster and have waged a one-man boycott of concerts for many many years. It’s about time the government cracked down on them.
THANK GOD. FUCK TICKETMASTER
Nothing will change. DOJ just jealous they aren’t getting their part of the ticket fee scam. I predict ticket fees will go up instead of down due to this, because someone has to pay the lawters.
Can we also outlaw, or severely curtail, those scalping sites too while we’re at it?
Government in 2010: Approves merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation
Also the Government: Hey, wait. That’s illegal.
Just what we need, another surcharge (legal fees)
Fucking finally.
This is long overdue.
Fuck yeah!! The government doing something useful
Remember when Pearl Jam said they’re gonna fight Ticketmaster and cap ticket prices? The DOJ got involved then too. Really nothing changed apart from a few service fees.
I don’t have much hope that TM is going to get broken up this time either.
Would be great if they did, because fuck em.