联邦贸易委员会与多州起诉Live Nation及Ticketmaster涉嫌票务违规
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联邦贸易委员会与多州起诉Live Nation及Ticketmaster涉嫌票务违规

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联邦贸易委员会(FTC)与七个州的总检察长联合对Live Nation及其子公司Ticketmaster提起诉讼,指控其存在欺诈行为并与票务经纪人合谋抬高票价。

联邦贸易委员会(FTC)联合七个州的总检察长对Live Nation娱乐公司及其子公司Ticketmaster提起法律诉讼。诉讼指控这些公司通过允许票务经纪人规避购票限制,导致转售票价大幅上涨,给消费者造成数十亿美元的损失。

据FTC称,Ticketmaster允许经纪人通过创建多个账户和使用代理IP地址绕过艺人设定的购票限制。这使得经纪人能够大量获取门票,随后在Ticketmaster自有平台上以高价转售。该公司据称从初始销售和转售交易的费用中获利。内部通讯显示,Ticketmaster对此类行为知情,一位高级管理人员 reportedly 表示公司“作为政策,选择视而不见”经纪人违反购票限制的行为。

诉状还指控Ticketmaster采用“诱饵加转换价”策略,先宣传较低票价,最终向消费者收取更高费用。购买过程中后期强制添加的费用,有时高达票面价值的44%,导致买家支付的总价远超预期。

FTC主席安德鲁·N·弗格森强调了对消费者的影响,他表示:“带家人去看棒球比赛或参加你喜欢的音乐会不应该花费天价。”

此次诉讼已在加利福尼亚中区联邦地区法院提起,寻求对涉嫌违规行为的民事处罚及其他救济措施。此法律行动紧随2024年司法部提起的另一项反垄断诉讼,该诉讼指控Live Nation和Ticketmaster在现场娱乐行业存在垄断行为。

Live Nation和Ticketmaster尚未对指控作出回应。

来源

CBS News

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The FTC has initiated legal action against Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster.

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The lawsuit alleges that Ticketmaster allowed brokers to create multiple accounts and use proxy IP addresses to purchase tickets.

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Ticketmaster is accused of engaging in 'bait-and-switch pricing' by advertising lower ticket prices than ultimately charged.

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Mandatory fees were reported to be as high as 44% of the ticket's face value.

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FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson emphasized the impact on consumers in regard to ticket prices.

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The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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The legal action follows a separate antitrust lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice in 2024 against Live Nation and Ticketmaster.

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Live Nation and Ticketmaster have not yet responded to the allegations.

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