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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing a Maryland-based ticket broker for allegedly using illegal tactics to scoop up tickets for high-demand events,
Toni Bowick buys tickets to an Atlanta Braves game through Ticketmaster but then can’t access them before the event. Ticketmaster claims she doesn’t have an account. And then it keeps
Ticketmaster soon signed deals with the Forum, Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Long Beach Arena and concert promoter Avalon Attractions. Ticketmaster acquired its chief rival, Ticketron, in 1991.
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Digital Music News on MSNFTC Sues Alleged Ticket Scalpers Under the BOTS Act, Says They ‘Regularly Circumvented’ Ticketmaster Security Measures
Amid intense ticket-price scrutiny – and a DOJ antitrust action against Live Nation – the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is officially suing several alleged scalpers under the BOTS Act. The FTC submitted the high-stakes complaint to a Maryland federal court today,