States Want Ticketmaster Divested
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State attorneys general are asking a federal judge make Live Nation divest Ticketmaster to fix its illegal monopolization of the live music industry, Leah Nylen and Josh Sisco report.
The request to US District Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan to break up the country’s largest concert promoter and ticketing service comes after more than 30 states won a landmark verdict finding that the company illegally dominates the market.
Live Nation is seeking to throw out the verdict on several grounds. Its appeal likely will draw out the litigation for several years. Dan Wall, the ...