jurypéishěn tuán陪审团to rule / to determinecáidìng裁定Live Nation (concert company)Live NationLive Nationandhé和Ticketmaster (ticketing company)TicketmasterTicketmasterto constitute / to formgòuchéng构成illegalfēifǎ非法monopolylǒngduàn垄断。
jury
péishěn tuán
陪审团
to rule / to determine
cáidìng
裁定
Live Nation (concert company)
Live Nation
Live Nation
and
hé
和
Ticketmaster (ticketing company)
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
to constitute / to form
gòuchéng
构成
illegal
fēifǎ
非法
monopoly
lǒngduàn
垄断
United States
Měiguó
美国
jury
péishěn tuán
陪审团
on
yú
于
April 15
4 yuè 15 rì
4月15日
to rule
cáidìng
裁定
Live Nation (concert company)
Live Nation
Live Nation
and
jí
及
its
qí
其
under / subsidiary
qí xià
旗下
(structural particle)
de
的
Ticketmaster (ticketing company)
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
illegally
fēifǎ
非法
monopolized
lǒngduàn
垄断
concert
yǎnchàng huì
演唱会
ticketing
piàowù
票务
market
shìchǎng
市场
and also
bìng
并
to determine / to find
rèndìng
认定
consumer
xiāofèizhě
消费者
per ticket
měi zhāng
每张
ticket
ménpiào
门票
(passive marker)
bèi
被
to be overcharged
duō shōu
多收
(completion marker)
le
了
$1.72
1.72 měiyuán
1.72美元
April 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
April 15, 2026
2026 nián 4 yuè 15 rì
2026年4月15日
United States
Měiguó
美国
jury
péishěn tuán
陪审团
to rule
cáidìng
裁定
concert
yǎnchàng huì
演唱会
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
Live Nation (concert company)
Live Nation
Live Nation
and
jí
及
its
qí
其
under / subsidiary
qí xià
旗下
ticketing
piàowù
票务
company
gōngsī
公司
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
illegally
fēifǎ
非法
monopolized
lǒngduàn
垄断
(completion marker)
le
了
concert
yǎnchàng huì
演唱会
ticketing
piàowù
票务
market
shìchǎng
市场
this
cǐ cì
此次
lawsuit / litigation
sùsòng
诉讼
by
yóu
由
United States
Měiguó
美国
33 states
33 gè zhōu
33个州
and
jí
及
District of Columbia
Gēlúnbǐyà tèqū
哥伦比亚特区
jointly / together
gòngtóng
共同
to bring / to file
tíchū
提出
to accuse / to allege
zhǐkòng
指控
Live Nation
Live Nation
Live Nation
to control
kòngzhì
控制
(completion marker)
le
了
live performance
yǎnchū
演出
industry
hángyè
行业
(structural particle)
de
的
every / all
gège
各个
aspect / link in chain
huánjié
环节
plaintiff / prosecuting side
qǐsù fāng
起诉方
to point out
zhǐchū
指出
Live Nation
Live Nation
Live Nation
to control / to dominate
zhǎngkòng
掌控
(ongoing action marker)
zhe
着
86 percent
bǎifēnzhī bāshíliù
86%
(structural particle)
de
的
large-scale
dàxíng
大型
concert
yǎnchàng huì
演唱会
market
shìchǎng
市场
overall
zhěngtǐ
整体
market
shìchǎng
市场
market share
zhànyǒu lǜ
占有率
as high as / reaching
gāodá
高达
73 percent
bǎifēnzhī qīshísān
73%
jury
péishěn tuán
陪审团
at the same time
tóngshí
同时
to determine / to find
rèndìng
认定
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
per ticket
měi zhāng
每张
ticket
ménpiào
门票
to overcharge
duō shōu
多收
(completion marker)
le
了
$1.72
1.72 měiyuán
1.72美元
to involve / affecting
shèjí
涉及
22 states
22 gè zhōu
22个州
(structural particle)
de
的
consumers
xiāofèizhě
消费者
according to
jù
据
estimate
gūjì
估计
final / ultimately
zuìzhōng
最终
damages / compensation
péicháng
赔偿
amount / sum
jīné
金额
may / possibly
kěnéng
可能
reach as high as
gāodá
高达
hundreds of millions of dollars
shù yì měiyuán
数亿美元
this
zhè chǎng
这场
lawsuit / court case
guānsi
官司
originally / initially
zuìchū
最初
to originate from
yuányú
源于
United States
Měiguó
美国
Department of Justice
Sīfǎ bù
司法部
in
zài
在
2024
2024 nián
2024年
to file / to initiate
tíqǐ
提起
(structural particle)
de
的
antitrust
fǎn lǒngduàn
反垄断
lawsuit
sùsòng
诉讼
next / going forward
jiē xià lái
接下来
court
fǎyuàn
法院
will
jiāng
将
to enter / to move into
jìnrù
进入
damages
péicháng
赔偿
ruling
cáidìng
裁定
stage / phase
jiēduàn
阶段
judge
fǎguān
法官
will
jiāng
将
to decide
juédìng
决定
whether to
shì
是
on
duì
对
the company
gōngsī
公司
conduct / behavior
xíngwéi
行为
to impose / to apply
jiāyǐ
加以
restrictions
xiànzhì
限制
or / whether
háishì
还是
to adopt / to take
cǎiqǔ
采取
even more
gèng wéi
更为
severe / strict
yánlì
严厉
(structural particle)
de
的
breakup / to break up
chāifēn
拆分
measure
cuòshī
措施
this company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
by / from
yóu
由
Live Nation
Live Nation
Live Nation
and
yǔ
与
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
in
yú
于
2010
2010 nián
2010年
to merge
hébìng
合并
to form / resulting in
ér chéng
而成
since then / thereafter
cǐhòu
此后
always / consistently
yīzhí
一直
is
shì
是
global
quánqiú
全球
largest
zuì dà
最大
(structural particle)
de
的
concert
yǎnchàng huì
演唱会
organizer / promoter
zhǔbàn fāng
主办方
New Words
jiāmì huòbì
加密货币
cryptocurrency
kāicǎi
开采
mining
huánjìng
环境
environment
néngyuán xiāohào
能源消耗
energy consumption
qìhòu biànhuà
气候变化
climate change
kěchíxù
可持续
sustainable
guīfàn
规范
regulation
zhèngfǔ
政府
government
chuàngxīn
创新
innovation
xiàolǜ
效率
efficiency
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BusinessJury Finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster Operated as Illegal Monopoly in Concert Ticketing
A US jury ruled on April 15 that Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally monopolized the concert ticketing market, with jurors finding consumers were overcharged by $1.72 per ticket.
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