Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster and FTC
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The FTC sued the Maryland-based Key Investment Group LLC and its affiliates for allegedly using fraud to purchase tickets for high-profile performances, including Taylor Swift's Eras' tour last year.
The FTC has sued a ticket touting company that uses dubious tactics to access tickets, including using 49 Ticketmaster accounts to buy 273 tickets for one Taylor Swift show that had a six-tickets-per-person limit.
The agency sued Maryland-based Key Investment Group, alleging that the company violated the BOTS Act to obtain thousands of Eras Tour tickets and resell them for millions of dollars.
Opinion: Former Deputy Associate Attorney General Brian Pandya explains why the DOJ and FTC agreeing to cap the price of resale tickets would hurt their case proving Ticketmaster is cornering the live event market.
FTC alleges the defendants have bypassed Ticketmaster's protections and purchased hundreds of thousands of tickets to resell at a significant markup The Federal Trade Commission is suing a ticket broker operation for allegedly using unlawful tactics to exceed ticket purchasing limits for many popular events,