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Ticketmaster’s nontransferable ‘SafeTix’ are anticompetitive, DOJ suit claims
Company documents called SafeTix a ‘game-changer.’
The complaint, which was amended Monday after 10 states joined the DOJ’s lawsuit, cites internal Ticketmaster documents obtained during the legal process. One internal Live Nation document cited in the complaint notes that Ticketmaster is the primary ticketed for approximately 80 percent of arenas across the country that host NBA or NHL teams. The DOJ alleges that because of Ticketmaster’s conduct, consumers have “paid more and continue to pay more for fees relating to tickets to live events than they would have paid in a free and open competitive market.” The exact amount of monetary harm is still unknown, the complaint claims, and will require discovery from Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s books, as well as from its third-party competitors.
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