Live Nation and Ticketmaster Held Illegal Monopoly in Ticketing Market, Jury Finds

By Steven J. Horowitz

Steven J. Horowitz

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After the blockbuster trial that went from the U.S. Department of Justice to 34 states, a jury has decided that Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster illegally held monopoly power in the ticketing market.

The jurors came to their decision after around five weeks of the antitrust trial, according to NBC News. Deliberations in the case began on Friday. The ruling is essentially a rebuke to the Department of Justice’s settlement with Live Nation last month — reportedly ordered directly by President Donald Trump — in which the company agreed to a series of structural changes to its business, including changes to ticketing deals with venues, capping certain service fees, and paying a $280 million fine.

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