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GOVERNMENT SUES TICKETMASTER OWNER AND ASKS COURT TO BREAK UP COMPANY’S MONOPOLY
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Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that the Justice Department
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are accused of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and
squelching competition.

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Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives
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The Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against
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alleges an illegal monopoly drives up concert ticket prices for fans.

Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives
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The Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against
Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment. The government
alleges an illegal monopoly drives up concert ticket prices for fans.

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FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Paris Le Defense Arena as a part of her Eras
Tour concert in Paris, May 9, 2024. The U.S. Justice Department was expected to
file a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company,
Live Nation Entertainment, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. The ticket seller sparked
outrage in November 2022 when its site crashed during a presale event for a
Taylor Swift stadium tour. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)

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FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Paris Le Defense Arena as a part of her Eras
Tour concert in Paris, May 9, 2024. The U.S. Justice Department was expected to
file a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company,
Live Nation Entertainment, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. The ticket seller sparked
outrage in November 2022 when its site crashed during a presale event for a
Taylor Swift stadium tour. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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FILE - Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San
Jose, Calif., on May 11, 2009. The Justice Department was expected to file a
sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live
Nation Entertainment, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

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FILE - Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San
Jose, Calif., on May 11, 2009. The Justice Department was expected to file a
sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live
Nation Entertainment, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. . (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. . (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s Antitrust
Division speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice
headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The Justice Department has
filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live
Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live
events in America and driving up prices for fans. The lawsuit was filed Thursday
in New York and was brought with 30 state and district attorneys general. (AP
Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s Antitrust
Division speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice
headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The Justice Department has
filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live
Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live
events in America and driving up prices for fans. The lawsuit was filed Thursday
in New York and was brought with 30 state and district attorneys general. (AP
Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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FILE - The headquarters of Live Nation is shown June 29, 2020, in Beverly Hills,
Calif. The Justice Department was expected to file a sweeping antitrust lawsuit
against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, on
Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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FILE - The headquarters of Live Nation is shown June 29, 2020, in Beverly Hills,
Calif. The Justice Department was expected to file a sweeping antitrust lawsuit
against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, on
Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the
Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The
Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster
and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an
illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The
lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and
district attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s Antitrust
Division speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice
headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The Justice Department has
filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live
Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live
events in America and driving up prices for fans. The lawsuit was filed Thursday
in New York and was brought with 30 state and district attorneys general. (AP
Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s Antitrust
Division speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice
headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The Justice Department has
filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live
Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live
events in America and driving up prices for fans. The lawsuit was filed Thursday
in New York and was brought with 30 state and district attorneys general. (AP
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Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s Antitrust
Division speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice
headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The Justice Department has
filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live
Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live
events in America and driving up prices for fans. The lawsuit was filed Thursday
in New York and was brought with 30 state and district attorneys general. (AP
Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s Antitrust
Division speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice
headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The Justice Department has
filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live
Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live
events in America and driving up prices for fans. The lawsuit was filed Thursday
in New York and was brought with 30 state and district attorneys general. (AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent
company Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events
in America and asking a court to break up the system that squelches competition
and drives up prices for fans.

Filed in federal court in Manhattan, the sweeping antitrust lawsuit was brought
with 30 state and district attorneys general and seeks to dismantle the monopoly
they say is squeezing out smaller promoters, hurting artists and drowning ticket
buyers in fees. Ticketmaster and its owner, Live Nation Entertainment, have a
long history of clashes with major artists and their fans, including Taylor
Swift and Bruce Springsteen.

“It’s time for fans and artists to stop paying the price for Live Nation’s
monopoly,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said. “It is time to restore
competition and innovation in the entertainment industry. It is time to break up
Live Nation-Ticketmaster.”



The government accused Live Nation of tactics — including threats and
retaliation — that Garland said have allowed the entertainment giant to
“suffocate the competition” by controlling virtually every aspect of the
industry, from concert promotion to ticketing. The impact is seen in an “endless
list of fees on fans,” the attorney general said.

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mean for concertgoers?
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ticket buyers

“Live music should not be available only to those who can afford to pay the
Ticketmaster tax,” said Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the
Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.



Ricky Palitti and Jacob DeLong of Detroit said they recently spent about $1,200
for three tickets to a Shania Twain concert using Ticketmaster and about $370 to
see RuPaul’s Drag Race Live.

“I think tickets have definitely gone up in price, but I also think that all the
different fees that Ticketmaster places on an order definitely hikes the price
up, for sure,” Palitti said.



DeLong said that while he respects an artist’s work, the added fees make the
costs to see a show “ridiculous.”

“Where can we get a break?” he said.

Live Nation, which has for years denied that it is violating antitrust laws,
said the lawsuit “won’t solve the issues fans care about relating to ticket
prices, service fees and access to in-demand shows.”

“Calling Ticketmaster a monopoly may be a PR win for the DOJ in the short term,
but it will lose in court because it ignores the basic economics of live
entertainment,” Live Nation added. It said most service fees go to venues and
that outside competition has ”steadily eroded” Ticketmaster’s market share. The
company said it would defend itself against the “baseless allegations.”

The Justice Department said Live Nation’s anti-competitive practices include
using long-term contracts to keep venues from choosing rivals, blocking venues
from using multiple ticket sellers and threatening venues that they could lose
money if they don’t choose Ticketmaster.

In 2021, the concert giant threatened to financially retaliate against a firm if
one of its portfolio companies didn’t stop competing with Live Nation for artist
promotion contracts, the Justice Department alleged. Live Nation has also
scooped up smaller promoters it viewed as a threats, officials said.



Michael Carrier, a professor at Rutgers Law School who specializes in antitrust
litigation, said the Justice Department has a strong case. He expects Live
Nation to “try to cast blame elsewhere,” such as arguing that prices are set by
artists or venues, but he said those explanations are weak.

“The DOJ showed how Live Nation really has its tentacles in each element of the
supply chain, which means that it has a lot more control than it is letting on,”
he said. “And, in terms of justifications, there is really very little that
(Live Nation) can offer in terms of how they’re helping the consumer.”

The complaint said a breakup between Live Nation and Ticketmaster is on the
table. That, combined with other remedies such as preventing some exclusive
deals that shackle competition, could potentially help fans see lower ticket
prices, give artists more agency in choosing venues and boost smaller promoters’
success in the long run, Carrier said.



Ticketmaster, which merged with Live Nation in 2010, is the world’s largest
ticket seller across live music, sports, theater and more. During its annual
report last month, the company said Ticketmaster distributed more than 620
million tickets through its systems in 2023.

Around 70% of tickets for major concert venues in the U.S. are sold through
Ticketmaster, according to data in a federal lawsuit filed by consumers in 2022.
The company owns or controls more than 265 of North America’s concert venues and
dozens of top amphitheaters, according to the Justice Department.

Live Nation’s footprint has grown substantially over the past 10 years,
according to the company’s annual financial reports. Between the end of 2014 and
the end of 2023, Live Nation reported a worldwide increase of more than 136% in
terms of venues the company “owned, leased, operated, had exclusive booking
rights for or had an equity interest over which we had a significant influence.”



The ticket seller sparked outrage in November 2022 when its site crashed during
a presale event for a Taylor Swift stadium tour. The company said the site was
overwhelmed by both fans and attacks from bots, which were posing as consumers
to scoop up tickets and sell them on secondary sites. The debacle prompted
congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures aimed at better
protecting consumers.

The Justice Department allowed Live Nation and Ticketmaster to merge as long as
Live Nation agreed not to retaliate against concert venues for using other
ticket companies for 10 years. In 2019, the department investigated and found
that Live Nation had repeatedly violated that agreement. The government then
extended the prohibition on retaliating against concert venues to 2025.

“It’s a failure of past antitrust. And it’s something that rips customers off
every day,” said John Kwoka, a professor of economics at Northeastern University
who was also a consultant for the states that ran a 2009 investigation in
parallel with the Justice Department into Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s
original merger.

Kwoka, who is among those who have long advocated for a breakup, notes that Live
Nation and Ticketmaster have remained “largely unchecked” over the last 15
years.

Ticketmaster’s clashes with artists and fans date back three decades. Pearl Jam
took aim at the company in 1994, years before the Live Nation merger, although
the Justice Department ultimately declined to bring a case. More recently, Bruce
Springsteen fans were enraged over high ticket costs because of the platform’s
dynamic pricing system.

Live Nation has maintained that artists and teams set prices and decide how
tickets are sold. The company’s executive vice president of corporate and
regulatory affairs, Dan Wall, said in a statement Thursday that factors such as
increasing production costs, artist popularity and online ticket scalping are
“actually responsible for higher ticket prices.”

The Justice Department lawsuit filed Thursday is the latest example of the Biden
administration’s aggressive antitrust enforcement. The effort has targeted
companies accused of engaging in illegal monopolies that box out competitors and
drive up prices. In March, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Apple
alleging that the tech giant has monopoly power in the smartphone market. The
Democratic administration has also taken on Google, Amazon and other tech
giants.


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Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school
attackThe families of a group of victims of the Uvalde school shooting have
announced new lawsuits against Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, the
maker of the video game Call of Duty and the gun company that made the assault
rifle used in the shooting.AP News


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Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South Dakota public
university employee emailsA new South Dakota Board of Regents policy keeps
employees from including their gender pronouns in school email signatures and
other correspondence.AP News


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