Prior to Ticketmaster acquiring those assets back in 2018, an unnamed employee came over from Songkick to Ticketmaster. Related: Live Nation President Expects Major Concerts To Return By Summer 2021 In that suit-which Ticketmaster settled for $110 million-the ticketing giant acquired some of Songkick’s remaining technology assets and patents for an undisclosed sum. This latest settlement stems from accusations alleged in an anti-trust suit brought against Ticketmaster by Songkick over two years ago. The five criminal charges, which were filed in the Eastern District of New York, included wire fraud, conspiracy, and computer intrusion. As of now, they are no longer with Ticketmaster.Ticketmaster was ordered to pay $10 million by the Department of Justice on Wednesday to resolve charges that it invaded the computers of a rival company, Songkick.
The two then began working for the ticket service giant, with Mead sitting as Director of its Artist Services and Zaidi as Senior VP/GM of their concert and touring division. Songkick has accused two of their executives, Stephen Mead and Zeeshan Zaidi, of hacking the site’s computers to trade secrets for the benefit of Ticketmaster.
“Many of you receiving this note,” said Jones “have helped us immensely as we prepare for our day in court, and even as we shutter our business, we will remain focused on pursuing a legal victory and making the live music industry better for artists and fans.” The lawsuit Songkick has filed against Ticketmaster, however, is alive and kicking hard as ever. While users won’t be able to purchase tickets from the site any longer, Songkick’s concert-discovery app, website and naming rights, acquired in July by Warner Music Group – to give the label access to Songkick’s 15 million subscribers and a way to connect with Warner acts – will continue functioning.ĬEO of Songkick Matt Jones released a statement saying, “I’m sad to write that on October 31, Songkick will bow to pressure from Live Nation and Ticketmaster and complete the shutdown of all ticketing operations (including the design and maintenance of artist webpages) we began earlier this year when Ticketmaster and Live Nation effectively blocked our U.S.
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