Department of justice articles
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Justice Department seeks breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster through major antitrust suit
"It is time to break up Live Nation," AG Merrick Garland said in a statement.
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Justice Department sues Live Nation, Ticketmaster over their 'stranglehold' on concert ticket industry
The Department of Justice on Thursday announced that it had filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster's Beverly Hills-based parent, Live Nation Entertainment, seeking to break up the company over allegations that it created an illegal monopoly over the live entertainment industry. The government, joined by 29 states and the District of Columbia, accuses Live Nation of using its power to dominate the industry by forcing venues into exclusive ticketing contracts and influencing artists to use only its...
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Video Justice Department to announce suit against Live Nation over ticket prices: Sources
The Justice Department's suit follows a more than two-year investigation that probed whether the company created a monopoly over the concert ticket market through its contracts with venues.