404 Media explains the antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster. “It is about a systematic vertical integration of the entire live music business”: ticket sales, live music venues, artists’ tour booking, and concert promotion.
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Out of all the antitrust suits pursued by the DOJ, this one makes the happiest.
This is such a blatant monopoly. I feel like they must have seen this coming and just decided to make as much money as possible before they’re forced to break up. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that they’re shocked that it took this long.
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