By William Mangold The New Yorker, October 12 , 1963P. 44 World's Fair Intelligence (Early Bird Division): A notice posted in the Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn advises depositors that they can save thirty-two per cent on their 1964-65 New York World's Fair tickets by buying them now, at discount prices, from the bank's Life Insurance Department.
Initially backed by more than 40 individuals and businesses that have signed a declaration supporting fair ticketing practices, the FanFair Alliance – which also has the backing of trade bodies such as the Musicians' Union – is urging ministers to: Give the existing consumer protection rules in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 more "teeth".
Now ShowClix, a TicketMaster competitor that launched in early 2007, is launching the Fair Ticketing Fund, setting aside up to $5 million to entice venues and promoters away from the pending Live Nation Entertainment goliath.
Ultimately, cryptocurrencies are just digital assets native to a specific blockchain and projects in this category are using these digital assets to represent either real world goods (like fair tickets) or data.
However, while ShowClix and TicketBiscuit may be giving away money for now, this is hardly a charity – any venues looking to take advantage of the Fair Ticketing Fund will be signing on with ShowClix under an exclusive year-long deal (which is fairly common in the industry), and TicketBiscuit will also mandate an exclusive deal.
We want to see the ticketing industry 'Play Fair on Ticket Fees', so all charges are displayed upfront and with a clear explanation of what they're for".
Elsewhere, cocking a snook at the idea of art as commodity, Matthew Darbyshire has redesigned the fair's ticket office in lurid pink (inspired, apparently, by the interior of a certain mobile-phone store) and Gabriel Kuri has replaced the ashtrays with sculptures.
But then I walked into the Landmark movie complex in Los Angeles that heartlessly starts senior status at 62. To be fair, the ticket seller didn't ask me if I qualified.
As to whether the deployment of the Spurs' B team honored the integrity of the game and was fair to ticket-buying fans, Popovich said: "I understand exactly.
