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fromPitchfork
1 day ago

Live Nation Executives Brag About "Robbing" Ticket Buyers in Slack DMs

Live Nation settled a DOJ antitrust lawsuit with requirements to cap exclusivity contracts at four years, limit ticketing fees to 15%, divest from 13 venues, and pay $300 million, while released Slack messages revealed executives joking about overcharging fans.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The concert ticket industry is broken,' justice department says as Ticketmaster trial begins

Today, the concert ticket industry is broken, in fact the concert industry itself is broken. It is controlled by a monopolist. It is controlled by Live Nation. Ticketmaster keeps more in fees than competitors such as AXS, according to an expert's estimate cited by Jonathan Hatch, an attorney for New York state.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

From Kid Rock to Roc Nation: See the entertainers and industry bosses who could testify at the Live Nation-Ticketmaster antitrust battle

The DOJ and 40 states are taking Live Nation Entertainment to trial, seeking to break up the company by splitting Ticketmaster from its parent, alleging an illegal monopoly that inflates ticket prices.
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