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...Ticketmaster's merger prospects when it found itself in hot water over the Springsteen ticketing controversy in February. Basically, fans were told that tickets were sold out minutes after they went on sale and were automatically diverted to Ticketmaster's resale company, TicketsNow, where they were forced to pay scalper prices for the tickets. "That was just an outrageous event," said Landau. The Boss himself rallied fans against the Ticketmaster merger. "The one thing that would make the current ticket situation even worse for the fan than it is now would be Ticketmaster and Live Nation coming up with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ticketmaster, Live Nation: Obama's Antitrust Test | 6/10/2009 | See Source »

...What the fuck are you doing,” the tattooed scalper sneers...

Author: By Annie M. Lowrey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What I Learned From Doc | 3/3/2005 | See Source »

Jack fronts some dumb shit to get the scalper out of his face. The scalper pushes his shoulder and Jack pushes him back. At this point, the 200-strong line of people starts staring and mumbling...

Author: By Annie M. Lowrey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What I Learned From Doc | 3/3/2005 | See Source »

...headed Peterborough kid saunters up to the scalper. The drink probably had something to do with this. In Dieter-accented English, he says, “If you fight him, you fight...

Author: By Annie M. Lowrey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What I Learned From Doc | 3/3/2005 | See Source »

...preening adolescents in the line outside the venue clap and form a circle. The scalper mumbles a few swears and skulks off to his three-legged dog. I’m drunk and Jack’s thrilled because he nearly got in a fight...

Author: By Annie M. Lowrey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What I Learned From Doc | 3/3/2005 | See Source »

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