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United States, et al. v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC is an antitrust lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and twenty-nine states and Washington, D.C., against entertainment company Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, following the Taylor Swift–Ticketmaster controversy in 2022.
The Justice Department’s massive antitrust suit against Live Nation on Thursday reflects widespread frustration among fans and concertgoers everywhere who are fed up with confusing fees, ticket ...
Ticketmaster and Microsoft attempted to forge an agreement to allow Microsoft to have deep links to Ticketmaster. [6] After the talks reached a stalemate and without permission from Ticketmaster, [6] Microsoft used the deep links on its Sidewalk.com website, [6] a Seattle city guide that provided details about future events in the area. [7]
Calling Ticketmaster a monopoly may be a PR win for the DOJ in the short term, but it will lose in court because it ignores the basic economics of live entertainment, such as the fact that the ...
Ticketmaster has maintained that ticket prices are set by artists and their teams, and said in a blog post that “the venue normally gets around two-thirds of the service charge and in many cases ...
Ticketmaster is subject to numerous controversies and lawsuits, alleging violations of various laws. The platform charges a fee on tickets purchased and resold on the platform. The fees from ticket sales can account for a large percentage of overall ticket costs and have received scrutiny from regulators, customers, and musicians.
Ticketmaster and Live Nation want a judge to boot 27 states from the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit. The event goliath argued Wednesday that the states can't prove a direct injury to their residents.
The complaint alleged that the Beast Games contestants experienced widespread mistreatment, sexual harassment, and unpaid expenses and wages - including not being paid at all and not being paid for overtime. [16] [17] [18] The complaint alleged thirteen causes of action: [15]: iv Failure to Pay Minimum Wage [15]: 34–35