With Live Nation lawsuit, government says it's fed up with alleged corporate scofflaws

Is there a better example of arrogant corporate behavior than flouting a government decree — not once but multiple times? That's the question raised by the antitrust lawsuit against the giant concert and ticketing conglomerate Live Nation alleging a raft of monopolistic practices.

Garth Brooks, Neil Young, R.E.M., the Grateful Dead and Aerosmith were among the acts that supported Pearl Jam in its fight. Most recently, technological glitches connected with Ticketmaster's handling of tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras tour infuriated fans and provoked another congressional hearing; Ticketmaster blamed the fiasco on scalpers and astronomical demand for the tour. That brings us back to the latest lawsuit.

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