Taylor Swift fans’ rage sparks calls to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation

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Ticketmaster sells concert tickets. Yesterday's Taylor Swift concert was oversold (Nov. 15).

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rejected codes They got "technical glitch" messages instead of tickets.

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Fans had to register last week to get pre-sale tickets. Ticketmaster selected winners and sent them codes.

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Tour organizers said ticketing corporations using their own sales records and publicly available data.

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The California ticket company tweeted about "historically unprecedented demand."

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The company tweeted about "historically unprecedented demand." Ticketmaster delayed West Coast sales from 10am to 3pm.

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