TICKET Act<\/a>, a bipartisan bill that would make it a requirement to display the total event ticket price, including fees, up front. The legislation has not passed the Senate.<\/p>\nWhat does this mean for music fans?<\/h2>\n
With the settlement, the Justice Department says prices will come down for live entertainment fans.<\/p>\n
“We’re very excited about this settlement, because it basically opens up markets for other competitors, which will allow for competition that previously didn’t exist in primary ticketing and in the live entertainment space,” said the senior Justice Department official. “And what you’re going to see there is that competition is going to have a direct impact on prices coming down. It’ll also give consumers more options and not feel like they just have to go through Live Nation or Ticketmaster.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\nLive Nation, Ticketmaster critics slam DOJ deal<\/h2>\n
Brian Berry, executive director of the Ticket Policy Forum, who spoke at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on live concert and event fees, called the deal a “token tap on the wrist.”<\/p>\n
“It appears the DOJ has once again failed to protect live event fans and market competition with a settlement that will equate to less than a speed bump for the Live Nation-Ticketmaster monopoly,” Berry said in a statement. “The only winners are Live Nation shareholders and the company’s lobbyists.”<\/p>\n\nRegarding the settlement’s requirements, Berry added, “Live Nation doesn’t win on technology or service, but rather through fear costing fans and competitors untold millions each year.” He added that the fight against Live Nation’s supposed monopoly is not over, as “we are confident many state attorneys general will stay the course to hold this market manipulator accountable.”<\/p>\n
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