Swifties Limit Ticketmaster Monopoly
Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, face a lawsuit in the coming months against Taylor Swift fans for alleged “unlawful conduct” in ticket sales. The class-action lawsuit was filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court and includes lawyers for twenty-six plaintiffs who live in thirteen states. Swift fans claim that Ticketmaster functions as a monopoly by forcing attendees to exclusively use its platform to purchase and resell tickets. The lawsuit claims the lack of competition...