Ask HN: Why hasn't Ticketmaster been killed yet?

Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't Ticketmaster been killed yet? by zaius on Saturday January 29, 2011 @10:23PM (#2157256)

It's a monopoly, and they have exclusivity deals with venues.

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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't Ticketmaster been killed yet? by _delirium on Sunday January 30, 2011 @07:43AM (#2157940)

I'm curious why that's never caused legal trouble for them. They have a dominant position in the ticket-sale business, and companies with market dominance like that usually aren't allowed to try to extend or defend it with exclusivity agreements. Microsoft and Intel both got in trouble for exclusivity agreements with OEMs, for example.

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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't Ticketmaster been killed yet? by abhikshah on Sunday January 30, 2011 @06:36PM (#2159575)

There have been congressional hearings regarding Ticketmaster's monopoly. Not sure why nothing came out of them.

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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't Ticketmaster been killed yet? by mauiuku on Sunday January 30, 2011 @02:01AM (#2157580)

Now with the live nation merger they own the venues!

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