Ticketmaster Sued By Taylor Swift Fans Over Ticketing Debacle

TL;DR

The fans collective are suing the company for “fraud, price-fixing, and antitrust violations,” accusing it of “intentional deception” that allowed scalpers to buy most of the tickets.The lawsuit alleges they were “eager to allow” scalpers into the presale event in order to collect extra fees on resold tickets.The lawsuit (read it here) contends that even if there was no intentional collusion, the company wasn’t prepared for the ticketing onslaught, an accusation Swift herself has made.Ticketmaster apologized to Swift and fans after the presale, blaming an overwhelming surge and bot attacks for creating a massive demand.She lamented that “It really pisses me off that a lot of (fans) feel like they went through several bear attacks to get them.”Ticketmaster claimed that more than 3.5 million people registered for the presale, the largest registration in history."

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