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New England Patriots Obtain Online Ticket Reseller Names
Billosaur writes "The New England Patriots sued on-line ticket re-seller StubHub (a subsidiary of eBay) to obtain the list of names of people who tried to buy or sell Patriots tickets using the service. StubHub lost an appeal in Massachusetts state court last week, and was compelled to hand over the list of 13,000 names. It is currently not clear what the Patriots organization intends to do with the names, but they have intimated that they may revoke the privileges of any season ticket holders on the list. The Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington D.C.-based advocacy group, said the court order to turn over the names infringes on the privacy rights of Patriots fans. At issue is whether using the on-line service allows an end-run around team rules and Massachusetts state law, by allowing ticket holders to charge extreme mark-ups on their tickets." How does this ruling apply to other pieces of transient property?
Seriously...
If there weren't consumers on the street willing to pay these prices, it wouldn't happen.
Bash me for being a republican, I really don't care... however... being a republican I believe in less government involvement... I take responsibility in my own actions rather than waiting for government to step in. If Brokers are capitalizing on consumers paying stupid money to get tickets... well it's the fault of the consumers who are dumb enough to pay those prices.
Will I pay $2k to a broker so my daughter and niece can go see Hanna Montana? Hell No!
Will I trade in crazy cash or capital investments to see my Rockies in the World Series? (yes I am from Colorado) Hell no!
Wanna cry to the government because somebody is charging too much? Quit Crying! Just don't pay it.
Do your children hate you because you won't cater to the needs dictated by Jessica, Britney, Paris, Lyndsey, etc etc etc...? They'll get over it.
Same applies to all of us (including me) sports fanatics. I would sacrifice a substantial amount to go see World Series game when one of my teams are in contention. However I won't do it in favor of feeding somebody else's greed.