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How are the artists getting more money from secondary market? That's like saying an author gets royalties from a used book store.



> That's like saying an author gets royalties from a used book store.

It's like saying an author gets royalties from a "used" book store that is able to sell a pristine version for no extra cost for every resale it makes, but it requires opt-in from the author.

TM+ doesn't just resell tickets, It's opt-in only and artist and venue opt in, it actually reissues new tickets, with new barcodes, to the purchaser with a guarantee.

It would not surprise me at all if the resale system gave a percentage of the profit back to those who opt in, to incentivize them to do so.


>It would not surprise me at all if the resale system gave a percentage of the profit back to those who opt in

This is basically the core value concept of the entire secondary ticket industry...


By getting kickbacks from Ticketmaster.


[citation needed]*

*I'm not implying this isn't true, and it's interesting if it is.


It’s in the article


Do you mind highlighting the line? (Not doubting you. I see where TM benefits. Just not how artists do.)




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