Sweet, can’t wait for my $40 settlement check for damages going back to Warped Tour 98 until present after filling out three forms and spending hours tracking down old account info.
wunphatbois on
a surprise to absolutely no one.
Sleepy-Giraffe947 on
I’m genuinely shocked that a jury ruled against them!!
FesterJA on
Finally now I can get another $2.19 off a concert ticket but only if I am in the first 3 people to claim the offer.
secretariats on
Cautiously hopeful, but unfortunately I wouldn’t be surprised if lobbying efforts / the current administration drag out any actual change
Reasonable-Kiwi-6951 on
soooo are they gonna break them up
nobodycouldknow on
And, now, nothing will happen.
squintsforever on
No way. Not my Live Nation.
JennHatesYou on
When the IRS went after live nation because my former boss was lying to them, live nation just had to say they were sorry and pay whatever tax they didn’t pay for lying about people being independent contractors when they were really employees. So what I’m saying is nothing will come from this either.
porkdumplingsss on
okrahomegirl on
i remember when i had $100s of dollars of credit from their last court settlement but didn’t spend any of it because there were zero shows in my biggish city (1.5M pop) & any of the artists’ shows that i would consider traveling for were not eligible .. 🖕🖕🖕
kendragon on
Whatever fine they get will probably be a rounding error in comparison to what they’ve scammed out of people.
PeteLynchForKentucky on
Good. They should be broken up.
ophaus on
It’s a huge “well, duh!” moment… But a good start. The vertical integration of ANY business like this is no bueno.
SharpPink_GlitterInk on
colaxxi on
Can’t believe the U.S. Justice Department settled their part of the case for peanuts.
No wait, I can believe it.
thecamino on
Hope the settlement is substantial. If Ticketmaster profits are way more than they have to pay, it’s just a cost of doing business. We’ll see what the judge does.
SarcasticBench on
A jury? Live Nation was able to find people that would be impartial or sympathize with them?
FlyHighCrue on
If they aren’t broken up then this means jack shit. If they can pay a small file and go back to business as usual, what is the point of calling their activity illegal?
ZumaThaShiba on
TEAR IT ALL DOWN.
I say this as someone who was an agent and manager at one point who used to go to shows for free every week.
It’s a fuckin monopoly designed to fuck fans over
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Shocking!
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***GOOD***
Sweet, can’t wait for my $40 settlement check for damages going back to Warped Tour 98 until present after filling out three forms and spending hours tracking down old account info.
a surprise to absolutely no one.
I’m genuinely shocked that a jury ruled against them!!
Finally now I can get another $2.19 off a concert ticket but only if I am in the first 3 people to claim the offer.
Cautiously hopeful, but unfortunately I wouldn’t be surprised if lobbying efforts / the current administration drag out any actual change
soooo are they gonna break them up
And, now, nothing will happen.
No way. Not my Live Nation.
When the IRS went after live nation because my former boss was lying to them, live nation just had to say they were sorry and pay whatever tax they didn’t pay for lying about people being independent contractors when they were really employees. So what I’m saying is nothing will come from this either.
i remember when i had $100s of dollars of credit from their last court settlement but didn’t spend any of it because there were zero shows in my biggish city (1.5M pop) & any of the artists’ shows that i would consider traveling for were not eligible .. 🖕🖕🖕
Whatever fine they get will probably be a rounding error in comparison to what they’ve scammed out of people.
Good. They should be broken up.
It’s a huge “well, duh!” moment… But a good start. The vertical integration of ANY business like this is no bueno.
Can’t believe the U.S. Justice Department settled their part of the case for peanuts.
No wait, I can believe it.
Hope the settlement is substantial. If Ticketmaster profits are way more than they have to pay, it’s just a cost of doing business. We’ll see what the judge does.
A jury? Live Nation was able to find people that would be impartial or sympathize with them?
If they aren’t broken up then this means jack shit. If they can pay a small file and go back to business as usual, what is the point of calling their activity illegal?
TEAR IT ALL DOWN.
I say this as someone who was an agent and manager at one point who used to go to shows for free every week.
It’s a fuckin monopoly designed to fuck fans over
Good. Fuck ticketmaster/live nation.