Live Nation settle antitrust suit with DOJ

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/live-nation-ticketmaster-settle-antitrust-lawsuit-1235527155/

The live-entertainment industry giant won't be broken up, but will have to implement several changes, like capping service fees and opening its ticketing platform to rivals

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supernight52@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 185d

Oh, boy! And nothing changes.

etherphon@piefed.world · 7 pts · 185d
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mracton@piefed.social · 6 pts · 185d

Per a NY Times article I read the judge is pissed that neither is party of the case informed him of the settlement when they met with the court on Friday. Possibly paywalled: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/arts/music/live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-suit-settled.html