By Larry Neumeister, AP News | The antitrust trial of Live Nation and Ticketmaster resumed Monday in a New York federal court with three dozen states remaining in the case a week after the Justice Department settled its claims and withdrew. Judge Arun Subramanian told jurors in Manhattan that Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota, like the U.S. government, had settled claims and were no longer part of the case.
Testimony then resumed with an attorney for the remaining states questioning Jay Marciano, the chief executive of AEG Presents, which is Live Nation’s chief competitor.
Marciano said his company has trouble overcoming exclusive contracts used by Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster to dominate the industry in the U.S. He said a more competitive environment exists in Europe, where consumers pay 15% fees on tickets rather than the 25% it costs concertgoers in the United States.
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