As a part of the approval of the merger in 2010, Live Nation and Ticketmaster agreed to a consent decree that required it to follow certain rules to keep it from abusing its market power. The DOJ found the company to have violated that agreement in 2019, forcing venues to use Ticketmaster and retaliating against those that didn't in numerous instances. But the company did not receive any significant penalty, facing just fines and an extension of the decree through 2025.