Pearl Jam tried to take them on a while back. The problem with monopolies is they’re incredibly powerful. They got that way by lobbying (read: bribing), and the more they succeed, they more they’re likely to succeed. Their power grows exponentially, basically. So by the time they get to be a monopoly, they’re basically super monopolies because they have the government in their pocket.
mozz@mbin.grits.dev 6 months ago
Why the fuck hasn't anybody done this yet, at any point in the last 10-20 years?
Ticketmaster is the absolute textbook definition of an abusive monopoly in every way. They make it impossible to use anyone else, on either the fan or musician side, so that they can charge way way more than how much would be competitive. Hopefully the lawsuit takes 5 minutes "Your honor I move that they clearly have a monopoly and be sentenced to death" "Granted, fuck 'em, so ordered."
TheFriar@lemm.ee 6 months ago
You999@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Why would they when they are being paid?
mozz@mbin.grits.dev 6 months ago
Oh look, it's the American government doing what the American government does
Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Voting only matters when money isn’t at stake. Everything else is bought and sold by a few people who aren’t you.
rektdeckard@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’m actually surprised at how little they spend on lobbying, even with the recent uptick. It must be the other thing, you know, our representatives are shareholders.