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May 2024
21m 33s

The Trustbuster Taking on Ticketmaster

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
About this episode

Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter heads the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. He speaks with Ryan Knutson about the DOJ’s lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, and why the government says the business is an illegal monopoly which the company denies.


Further Reading:

- Justice Department to Sue Live Nation, Seek Breakup of Concert and Ticketing Giant 

- Justice Department Sues to Break Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster 


Further Listening:

- The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Debacle 

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