Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agoJustice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fansapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down15
arrow-up1254arrow-down1external-linkJustice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fansapnews.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareBraveSirZaphod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoThe merger happened in 2010. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000119312510012287/dex991.htm
minus-squareChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·6 months agoYes but ticketmaster has been a menace for far longer and this could have been avoided by regulating them pre merger and not allowing them to become the monster they are. It’s like Clear Channel, the government is letting these companies run wild.
The merger happened in 2010.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000119312510012287/dex991.htm
Yes but ticketmaster has been a menace for far longer and this could have been avoided by regulating them pre merger and not allowing them to become the monster they are. It’s like Clear Channel, the government is letting these companies run wild.