Berchtold contended that Live Nation owns only a small portion of the 4,000-some event venues in the U.S. — about 5%, he said. But since the merger, "Live Nation succeeded in driving independent promoters out of that sector." Live Nation disputes those claims, saying that its market share has shrunk since the 2010 merger. In a letter supporting Live Nation, country music star Garth Brooks asked the committee to make scalping illegal. Live Nation claims it has invested millions developing anti-bot technology on the platform.
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