"Defendants blame a technological "arms race" and ticket scalping for shutting fans out of artist-priced primary market tickets, but in reality, Defendants' own conduct gives purchasing consumers no choice but to resort to purchasing tickets at a steep markup in the resale market, where Defendants can collect another round of fees on the same tickets."
"Defendants blame a technological "arms race" and ticket scalping for shutting fans out of artist-priced primary market tickets,"
"but in reality, Defendants' own conduct gives purchasing consumers no choice but to resort to purchasing tickets at a steep markup in the resale market, where Defendants can collect another round of fees on the same tickets."
Defendants attribute fan exclusion from artist-priced primary market tickets to a technological "arms race" and ticket scalping. Defendants' practices effectively block many consumers from purchasing tickets at primary prices. Consumers are left with no realistic option other than buying on the resale market at steep markups. The resale market imposes higher prices and enables Defendants to collect another round of fees on identical tickets. The combined effects shift revenue away from artist-priced sales, increase consumer costs, and permit repeat fee extraction by the same market actors.
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