The Department of Justice on Dec. 30 announced Ticketmaster agreed to a $10 million criminal fine as part of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve charges that it repeatedly accessed the computer systems of a competitor without authorization to illegally gather business intelligence.

The U.K. victim company, which was not identified by name, offered artists the ability to sell presale tickets—in advance of general ticket sales—on an online ticketing platform.

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Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...