Live Nation and Ticketmaster request dismissal in FTC lawsuit: 'Egregious instance of agency overreach'

Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, have requested the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission, slamming the suit as an "egregious instance of agency overreach." In a motion filed in a California court Tuesday,
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Olivia Dean Slams Ticketmaster, AEG Over Resale Prices: “A Disgusting Service”

Olivia Dean is calling out Live Nation, Ticketmaster and AEG over resale prices listed for her The Art of Loving Live Tour, claiming the ticketing services were listing tickets for resale at exorbitant markups to her disapproval. “I’m sorry that there ...
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Ticketmaster And Live Nation Sued By FTC Over ‘Illegal’ Resale Tactics

Ticketmaster and Live Nation are facing a new lawsuit over alleged illegal ticket resale practices. The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation, accusing the companies of using “illegal” tactics in the ticket ...
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Ticketmaster seeks to end FTC’s ticket resale case

Ticketmaster is urging a ‌federal judge in Los Angeles to throw out the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s case accusing it of working with resellers to gouge fans, saying the law it is accused of violating applies ‍only to resellers, not ticketing ...
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FTC sues Ticketmaster, Live Nation, alleging illegal resale tactics

The Federal Trade Commission sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, on Thursday, alleging that the company broke the law by allowing brokers to purchase millions of dollars of tickets and reselling them at higher rates. The lawsuit, filed ...
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Ticketmaster Caps Olivia Dean Resale Concert Ticket Prices, Refunds Fans After Singer Criticizes System

Olivia Dean called out Ticketmaster for offering a "disgusting service" for resellers to sell her tickets to fans for much higher prices Ticketmaster responded to her criticism, and will be capping resale prices Fans who purchased resale tickets for Dean's ...
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Ticketmaster seeks to end US FTC's ticket resale case

Ticketmaster says ticket reselling law does not apply to it FTC and states accuse company of allowing illegal resales Jan 7 (Reuters) - Ticketmaster is urging a federal judge in Los Angeles to throw out the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's case accusing it ...
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FTC sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster alleging illegal resale tactics

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, on Thursday, alleging that the company willingly misleads consumers about ticket prices and cooperates with scalpers to markup resale prices — all at ...