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DOJ Sues to Break Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation Monopoly

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DOJ Sues to Break Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation Monopoly
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The US government and 30 states have filed a groundbreaking antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, alleging monopolistic practices that harm concertgoers, artists, and smaller promoters. The lawsuit seeks to break up the company, which controls a significant portion of the live events and ticketing market. The case follows widespread criticism of Ticketmaster's fees and service issues, highlighted by the 2022 Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco. Live Nation denies the allegations, calling them baseless.

Topics:businessbusinesslegal#antitrust#businesslegal#concert-industry#doj-lawsuit#live-nation#ticketmaster
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  1. US sues to split up Ticketmaster and Live Nation in a groundbreaking monopoly lawsuit  CNN
  2. The Case For Breaking Up Ticketmaster, 'The Monopoly Of Our Time That Everybody Hates'  HuffPost
  3. Who Is Making Money on Your Concert Tickets? It's Not Just Taylor Swift.  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Update: Breaking Down The DOJ Lawsuit  livenationentertainment.com
  5. Live Nation and Ticketmaster sued by Department of Justice  NPR

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