BC barred from Ticketmaster class action
p2pnet news view | P2P | Music:- Is there no justice in the world?
The question is more than rhetorical — in British Columbia, anyway.
Vancouver lawyer Branch McMaster is acting for Ontario clients in a lawsuit against Ticketmaster.
But ironically, people in Vancouver - or anywhere else in the province, come to that – can’t get in on the class action because BC doesn’t have anti-scalping legislation on its books, says the Vancouver Sun.
Earlier today, “Ticketmaster already has Bruce Springsteen on its case in the US and in Canada, a $500-million class-action lawsuit has now been fired up against it because, say Vancouver class action specialist Branch McMaster (right), and Sutts, Strosberg in lToronto, it violates Canada`s anti-scalping laws,” said p2pnet.
Not only but also US congressmen Bill Pascrell Jr, a congressmen in Springsteen`s home state, wants the Federal Trade Commissionand Department of Justice Antitrust Division to investigate Ticketmaster’s relationship with its subsidiary, TicketsNow.
In a fulsome email to Springsteen, published on Springsteen’s blog, “While we were genuinely trying to do the right thing for fans in providing more choices when the tickets they requested from the primary on-sale were not available, we clearly missed the mark,” said Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff Right), adding »»»
Fans are confused and angry, which is the opposite of what we hoped to accomplish. We sincerely apologize to Bruce, his organization and, above all, his fans.
We recognize that we need to change our course. We have committed to Bruce and state publicly here that we have taken down all links for Bruce`s shows directing fans from Ticketmaster to TicketsNow. This redirection only occurred as a choice when we could not satisfy fans` specific search request for primary ticket inventory, but to make sure there is no misunderstanding in the future, we also publicly state that we will never again link to TicketsNow in a manner that can possibly create any confusion during a high-demand on-sale. Specifically, we will not present an option to go to TicketsNow from Ticketmaster without the consent of the artist and the venue, both of whom work together to bring the joy of live entertainment to millions of fans.
If any fans inadvertently purchased tickets in the resale marketplace believing in error they were purchasing from the initial on-sale, we will refund the difference between the actual purchase price and the face price of the ticket. (Please don`t abuse this good faith gesture – we did not give brokers any preferential access to tickets.)
“We are committed to helping deliver the most transparent and best live entertainment experience to fans,” Azoff adds.
“We will do better going forward.”
Ticketmaster - Ticketmaster sued for scalping in Canada, February 10, 2009
Vancouver Sun- Ticketmaster lawsuit off limits for B.C. residents, February 10, 2009
Bruce Springsteen – Springsteen angry over Ticketmaster rip-off, February 6, 2009
Ticketmaster’s relationship – Lawmaker calls for Ticketmaster investigation, February 4, 2009
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February 10th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Quebec might jump into this from what I read. Will be interesting if they launch their own class action as well.
February 10th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
FANS , he should be saying victims.
That use and term Should be changed and until he realises there is harm , he also cannot move forward.
plausible deniability they say.
We cannot “trust” you to “do better” , as you have in your industry, “consistently” and “constantly” have shown not to be able to think of the world’s future nor care about anything but the almighty dollar you can “acquire”. This is why you get sued, if you are guilty and setttle then doso expediditously. They won’t so guess what don’t give me the good guy routine. Using bruce to speak shows even he is part of that crap. Sad indeed.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
I doubt BC would ever have an antiscalping law………………………………..at least not until after the Olympics!