BrikoXJul 29, 2023

Ticketmaster said to face possible new legal threat in US

https://lemmy.zip/post/833534

Ticketmaster said to face possible new legal threat in US - Lemmy.zip

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/833521 [https://lemmy.zip/post/833521] > Archived version: https://archive.ph/DC7WR [https://archive.ph/DC7WR] > Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230729221643/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/feds-home-in-on-ticketmaster-antitrust-case-00108771 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230729221643/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/feds-home-in-on-ticketmaster-antitrust-case-00108771]

Show threadfuboJul 29, 2023
Ticketmaster exists to arbitrage between your favorite band’s reputation and the economic conditions of the venues where they might perform.
Show threadAltoJul 29, 2023

Values and artists get a fairly large chunk of the fees

Ticketmaster's real service is being the bad guy to take the heat off venue's and artists

Show threadfuboJul 29, 2023

Here’s the stupid dumb secret:

Nobody actually has to be the bad guy.

The role of “bad guy” is just stealing.

If nobody is in that role, then …

… you don’t get your stuff stolen.

Show threadAlto
I should have been more clear. I was referring to the service that TM provides to said venues and artists. Obviously they don't really provide a real service for consumers
Jul 29, 2023 at 11:29pmWeb
Show threadfuboJul 29, 2023

Sure, but also:

If you have a band,
and someone says “I’ll be the bad guy for your band”
… they’re just gonna be the bad guy.

Your band isn’t actually gonna win anything.
You’re just gonna have a bad guy in charge.

Sometimes, when it looks like that guy is just a ripoff, it’s really because that guy is just a ripoff. There’s no upside. Really, that guy is just ripping you off. No secret, no bargain, no fooling. It’s really just money going into that guy’s pocket.