US EditionJury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly and overcharged fans
The verdict could force major changes in ticketing and venue control, with damages and remedies still to be decided by Judge Arun Subramanian.
- On Wednesday, a Manhattan federal jury found that Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and its Ticketmaster subsidiary operated as an illegal monopoly, violating federal and state antitrust laws after a five-week trial.
- The 2024 lawsuit, initially led by the Department of Justice alongside dozens of state attorneys general, alleged that Live Nation's market control harmed consumers, artists, and venues through exclusive booking agreements and predatory practices.
- Internal company messages reviewed by jurors, including one from executive Benjamin Baker boasting of "robbing them blind, baby," showed that Ticketmaster overcharged consumers by $1.72 per ticket.
- While the Trump administration settled its claims last month without forcing a company split, more than 30 states continued litigation, yielding this verdict and triggering a remedies phase for damages and structural relief.
- Judge Arun Subramanian will preside over the upcoming remedies phase to determine damages and potential structural changes, though industry experts expect Live Nation to appeal any court-ordered breakup.
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A U.S. jury has ruled that Live Nation, the owner of Ticketmaster, operates a monopolistic business and charges excessively high ticket prices. This could force them to break up, opening the door for competition in the music industry.
According to a New York court ruling, the ticker marketer illegally dominates the U.S. event market, which could now result in million-dollar compensation.
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der Standard DEAccording to a New York court, the largest US ticket marketer has caused millions of dollars in damage to consumers.
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Proceso DigitalThe U.S. Department of Justice and some 40 state prosecutors filed an antitrust civil suit in 2024 for "monopolization and other illegal conduct that frustrates competition in the markets," and were seeking a break between the two U.S. companies reaching an agreement with Live Nation, owner of Ticketmaster, following a monopoly claim on ticket sales.A federal jury in the U.S. declared Wednesday that Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster op…
Entertainment company Live Nation and subsidiary Ticketmaster have been found guilty in the US of abusing a concert monopoly. Live Nation organizes tens of thousands of concerts annually and reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice in March to end the lawsuit, but 34 states decided to continue the proceedings.
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