{"id":2715,"date":"2026-04-15T23:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/ticketmaster-is-an-illegal-monopoly-jury-finds\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T23:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:09:17","slug":"ticketmaster-is-an-illegal-monopoly-jury-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/ticketmaster-is-an-illegal-monopoly-jury-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticketmaster is an illegal monopoly, jury finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo illustration of a gavel next to a phone showing the Ticketmaster logo.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25461578\/STK268_TICKETMASTER_CVIRGINIA_C.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Live Nation-Ticketmaster is<strong> <\/strong>an illegal monopolist, a Manhattan jury found, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-15\/live-nation-illegally-monopolized-ticketing-market-jury-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/em>. The jury found the company liable on three counts: illegally monopolizing the market for live event ticketing, amphitheaters, and tying its concert promotions business with the use of its venues, <em>Bloomberg<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The verdict, reached after several days of deliberation, leaves the live entertainment giant open to a potential breakup &#8211; which was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/5\/23\/24163083\/live-nation-ticketmaster-doj-monopoly-lawsuit-break-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated goal<\/a> of the lawsuit back when it was filed by the Biden administration&rsquo;s Department of Justice. Such an outcome would go far beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/893272\/live-nation-ticketmaster-doj-settlement-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the settlement<\/a> that the Trump administration&rsquo;s DOJ reache \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/912689\/live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-monopoly-trial-verdict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Nation-Ticketmaster is an illegal monopolist, a Manhattan jury found, according to Bloomberg. 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