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Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster, and Chokepoint Capitalism with Cory Doctorow

Capitalisn't

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Ticketmaster, Ticketron, and Live Nation - What Happened?

For 40 years, we have just exercised enormous forbearance over conduct that would historically have been prohibited. And starting in the late 1970s and early 1980s, that switched over to the consumer welfare theory. Here we are with Taylor Swift launching her first concert in five years. We actually know exactly what the demand is going to be because the first two rounds of sales are presales for which we have registered numbers. So we actually know exactly how many connections they should expect.

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