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Squeezed On: January 25, 2010

DOJ ALLOWS TICKETMASTER TO BUY LIVE NATION

On January 25, 2010, the Department of Justice entered into a settlement agreement with Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. that allowed it to complete its acquisition of Live Nation, Inc. The settlement agreement required Ticketmaster to license its ticketing software, divest ticketing assets and subject itself to anti-retaliation provisions in order to proceed with its proposed merger with Live Nation. The proposed settlement is designed to protect competition for primary ticketing, which will in turn maintain incentives for innovation and discounting.

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Squeezed On: January 20, 2010

DOJ SETTLES LAWSUIT AGAINST CHARLESTON WV NEWSPAPER DEAL

On January 20, the Department of Justice reached a settlement with the Daily Gazette Company and MediaNews Group Inc. (now known as Affiliated Media Inc.), that requires the companies to restructure their newspaper joint operating arrangement (JOA) and take other steps to remedy the anticompetitive effects of the 2004 transaction, which was originally challenged by the DOJin May 2007.

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Squeezed On: January 14, 2010

DOJ INVESTIGATING MONSANTO

On January 14, the DOJ announced that it has opened a formal antitrust investigation of the soybean seed industry.

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