A jury found that Live Nation, the owner of Ticketmaster, operated as a monopoly and charged fans excessive fees. The verdict implicates Live Nation's dominant market position in ticketing and could lead to financial penalties and changes in how tickets are sold and priced.
How a night out at the boxing ended in murder published at 02:05 BST 02:05 BST That fatal night of 7 September 1996 began when Tupac Shakur and record producer Suge Knight attended a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon at the MGM Grand hotel and casino in Las Vegas. After the match, surveillance footage captured Tupac and members of his entourage, who police have said were associated with the Mob Piru Bloods street gang, attacking a man named Orlando Anderson, an alleged member of the South Side Compton Crips and the nephew of Duane Davis. About three hours after the attack, Tupac was riding in the passenger seat of Knight's BMW driving through Las Vegas when a white Cadillac pulled alongside them and opened fire. Tupac was hit four times and died six days later. The prosecution argued Davis ordered the hit, and was there to see it carried out - and the jury on Tuesday found the former gang leader guilty of murder.
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Ticketmaster, Live Nation
Ticketmaster: Ticketmaster is a ticketing company that is identified as the owner-brand involved in the monopoly and overcharging claims alongside Live Nation.
Live Nation: Live Nation is a live-events company that, as owner of Ticketmaster, is identified as running a monopoly and overcharging fans according to the jury finding.
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