FTC sues Live Nation for failing to stop Ticketmaster scalpers

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Music industry titan Live Nation — and its subsidiary Ticketmaster — are facing the wrath of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the government agency and seven states filing a lawsuit alleging the company engages in “illegal” ticket resale practices.

The filing accuses the company of failing to curb large-scale ticket resale operations, automatic bots, and purchase limits, "tacitly" working with scalpers to "unlawfully" turn tickets for a profit. Music fans have been complaining about this problem for years, but it's just the tip of an iceberg, concealing an underground economy o...

Source: https://mashable.com/article/ftc-sues-ticketmaster-livenation-over-scalpers

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