States ask judge to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster
States ask judge to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster
各州请求法官拆分 Live Nation-Ticketmaster
A federal judge is officially being tasked with deciding whether to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster. 一位联邦法官已正式受命决定是否拆分 Live Nation-Ticketmaster。
More than 30 states are asking Judge Arun Subramanian to order a sale of the ticketing giant, a “sufficient number” of large amphitheaters, and limit its ability to tie access to its remaining amps to the use of its promotions services. In April, a jury found that the company is an illegal monopolist, after more than a month of trial. The initial remedies proposal doesn’t include a further breakup of some other parts of Live Nation’s business that California Attorney General Rob Bonta told The Verge and other outlets earlier this week they were considering, but the states say they reserve the right to make additional requests as they learn more. 超过 30 个州已请求法官 Arun Subramanian 下令出售这家票务巨头，以及“足够数量”的大型露天剧场，并限制其将剩余露天剧场的使用权与其推广服务捆绑的能力。今年 4 月，经过一个多月的审判，陪审团裁定该公司为非法垄断者。最初的补救措施提案并未包含加州总检察长 Rob Bonta 本周早些时候向 The Verge 及其他媒体透露的、他们正在考虑的对 Live Nation 其他业务部门的进一步拆分，但各州表示，随着调查的深入，他们保留提出额外要求的权利。
It’s unclear exactly how far Subramanian will be willing to go in ordering remedies, but the requests go far beyond what the Department of Justice got in its settlement with the company one week into trial. That deal included a promise to offload some exclusive booking arrangements at over a dozen amphitheaters, but not a sale of the venues themselves. 目前尚不清楚 Subramanian 法官愿意在下令补救措施方面走多远，但这些请求远远超出了司法部在庭审一周后与该公司达成的和解协议内容。该协议仅包括承诺放弃十几个露天剧场的部分独家预订安排，并未要求出售这些场馆本身。
The states are also asking for remedies that address specific allegations that came up at trial, like barring retaliation or conditioning the ability for a venue to receive a concert on which ticketing platform they use. They also ask for a range of monetary relief, including paying back overcharges on ticketing fees. 各州还要求采取补救措施，以解决庭审中出现的具体指控，例如禁止报复行为，或禁止将场馆能否举办演唱会与其使用的票务平台挂钩。他们还要求进行一系列金钱赔偿，包括退还票务费用的超额收费。
Live Nation did not immediately respond to a request for comment, though it has promised to fight the verdict. Live Nation 未立即回应置评请求，但该公司已承诺将对这一裁决提出上诉。