If I purchase a ticket on Ticketmaster, is that my ticket? And if it is my ticket, is that not my property to use or dispose of or transfer as I deem fit?
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But why should artists be able to tell their fans what to do with a ticket purchased from the venue?
Well, there are other issues, of course. And that may be his view, but he is not--I do not think he is necessarily considering the consumer welfare standard or the Sherman Act or the Clayton Act when making that statement.
This has been a really helpful hearing... it is very important that we maintain fair, free, open, and even fierce competition.
I would like to get Mr. Groetzinger's response to that and also ask Mr. Groetzinger to just talk about how competition with Ticketmaster has impacted innovation in the ticketing space.
Now the consent decree includes a divestiture and also prohibitions on tying--on tying the ticketing services and the concert promotion.
Is it accurate to say that at a minimum, that Live Nation at a minimum was a motivated and capable potentially, if not likely, competitor?
I am really looking forward to my ongoing service on the Antitrust Subcommittee, along with Senator Klobuchar as Chair.
I think it is a nightmare dressed like a daydream.
Politicians raise funds. And this is what we do.
Let's make sure we're getting back to the family unit where these kids can be raised right, where they understand discipline and respect.
What are we trying to accomplish? Do we want to make sure we just focus on the Second Amendment, or do we want to take care of our kids first?
Why would anyone vote against that? Take care of our kids. Let's get that done with first so every fall we take our kids to school, we know they're going to be okay.
Every day we put our kids in a school system, our grandkids, we expect to be able to pick them up, that they're going to be safe.
How about this? Securing Our Students Act, using billions of dollars of unused and already allocated funds from the American Rescue Plan...
We have two topics here, my friends. One is the Second Amendment rights, and that's going to be a discussion for years to come.
He's, if you will, the kiss of death for somebody who wants to win a general election. And at some point, we've got to move on.
He’s, if you will, the kiss of death for someone who wants to win a general election.