美国联邦贸易委员会和40个州起诉Ticketmaster和Live Nation, FTC and 40 states sue Ticketmaster and Live Nation over deceptive pricing and scalping practices.

美国联邦贸易委员会(FTC)和一个由州总检察长组成的两党团体起诉了车票总经理及其母公司Live Nation, 指控其欺骗性做法使消费者的票价膨胀。 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general have sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, alleging deceptive practices that inflate ticket prices for consumers. 美国联邦贸易委员会声称,Ticketmaster使用"诱和换机"策略,通过广告低票价在结账时因额外费用而大幅增加,误导总成本,并允许售商使用虚假账户绕过购买限制以更高的价格购买和转售门票. The FTC claims Ticketmaster uses a "bait and switch" tactic by advertising low ticket prices that increase significantly during checkout due to added fees, misrepresents total costs, and allows scalpers to bypass purchase limits using fake accounts to buy and resell tickets at higher prices. 诉讼指控这些行动违反了《更好的在线票销售法》,产生了数十亿美元的费用,从2019年到2024年共收取37亿美元的转售费。 The lawsuit alleges these actions violate the Better Online Ticket Sales Act and have generated billions in fees, with $3.7 billion in resale fees charged from 2019 to 2024. 该诉讼是继2024年司法部和30个州提出的反托拉斯案之后提起的,这30个州试图因垄断问题而解散这些公司。 The suit follows a 2024 antitrust case by the Department of Justice and 30 states seeking to break up the companies over monopoly concerns. Live Nations and Ticket Master没有发表评论。 Live Nation and Ticketmaster have not commented.