Tech News Weekly (Audio) TNW 428: Live Nation Settles With the DOJ - Live Nation's Antitrust Settlement Disappointment
Mar 12, 2026
Abrar Al-Heeti, CNET mobile reporter, shares highlights from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Dan Moren, SixColors technology writer, breaks down the Grammarly AI lawsuit and the controversial Live Nation DOJ settlement. They also discuss China’s OpenClaw AI craze and the mobile and AR gadgets turning heads at MWC.
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Why Grammarly's Expert Review Backfired
- Grammarly's Expert Review flopped because it used famous writers' styles without permission, creating misleading personalization and outdated artifacts.
- Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent point to LLMs flattening stylistic nuance and training on stale web text as core causes.
Don't Use Real Names To Market AI Features
- Avoid using living authors' names or identities to sell AI features without consent because that invites legal claims over commercial misuse of identity.
- The class-action in SDNY led by Julia Angwin shows reputation and publicity harm drive litigation rapidly.
Live Nation Settlement Feels Like Half Measures
- The DOJ-Live Nation settlement imposed a 5% fee cap and partial venue booking divestitures but avoided structural remedies many expected.
- Mikah Sargent notes critics call it watered-down because Ticketmaster keeps core control and only opens limited back-end access.