Varios estados proponen la separación de Live Nation y Ticketmaster

Los fiscales generales de varios estados han solicitado a un juez federal que ordene a Live Nation desprenderse de Ticketmaster tras un reciente veredicto del jurado. La propuesta se produjo un mes después de que se determinara que la compañía de música en vivo operaba como un monopolio ilegal.

El 21 de mayo, una coalición de decenas de estados presentó un escrito legal buscando medidas estructurales contra Live Nation. Buscan que la empresa se deshaga de Ticketmaster para que pueda competir de forma independiente por contratos de venta de entradas con los principales recintos de conciertos. Los estados también solicitaron la venta de un número suficiente de grandes anfiteatros y la imposición de límites a futuras adquisiciones de este tipo de recintos.

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