Scalping Tickets in the Digital Age
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However for those of us who need to keep our jobs, that may not be an option. I am aware of sites like StubHub where people make their living buying and immediately reselling tickets for hot shows. But for a company that already makes money from 11 types of "convenience" charges to also own an additional store where you are encouraged to scalp the tickets you just bought from them is just wrong.
Ticketmaster is facing a U.S. Senate judiciary committee investigation and $500 million in class action lawsuits in Canada (in Ontario it is illegal to resell tickets for higher than their original value). Will anything come of the angry threats and pleas for justice? It depends on whether or not scalping is illegal, which can vary from state to state and gets complicated when transactions take place online.
http://blog.tunecore.com/2009/04/scalping-tickets-in-the-digital-age.html
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ejasun
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Most of the eleven states allow tickets to be resold, but limit the fee a reseller may impose by requiring it to be reasonable, by a price cap ranging from $ 1 to 10% of the face price, or by both.
want to know more
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/rpt/2006-R-0761.htm - 3 years ago
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ejasun
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ejasun
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Do more safeguards to protect against scalping just mean more fees from services like Ticketmaster?
Something we're likely to see a lot more of in the future - artists teaming up with retail giants and selling tickets exclusively in store.
Many of you have probably already heard the populist anger over this, with many big-name musicians getting behind the bullhorn.
Are there any specific theories you have or examples you see as signs of hope for the future? Share your thoughts here.
http://blog.tunecore.com/2009/04/scalping-tickets-in-the-digital-age.html
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