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US regulator sues Ticketmaster over ‘illegal’ ticket schemes

A TOP US regulator on Thursday sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, alleging the ticketing giant conspired with brokers to inflate concert ticket prices and deceive consumers with hid...

Ticketmaster has decried the proliferation of bots and large-scale resale operations on its platform and across the industry.

FTC scrutinises Ticketmaster efforts to stop resale bots

The company’s industry dominance has long been targeted by fans, artists, regulators and lawmakers, dating back to the 1990s

The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a lower judge’s 2023 ruling that said Live Nation could not enforce contract provisions that required ticket buyers to arbitrate their claims rather than sue in federal court.

Live Nation must face consumer lawsuit over ticket prices, US appeals court rules

LIVE Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster have failed to persuade a US appeals court to block a proposed class action accusing them of charging artificially high ticket prices.

The stolen data purportedly included names, addresses, emails, phone numbers and the last four digits of customer credit card numbers along with the expiry dates.

Australia says engaging with Ticketmaster over hacking ‘incident’

AUSTRALIA’S government said on Thursday its cyber security office was “engaging” with US-based Ticketmaster after a hacking group claimed to have accessed the details of 560 million global customers.