Judge Rules Dentsu Does Not Owe $17.8 Million to Woodstock 50 Organizers

Ruling holds that the anniversary concert may proceed, but it's unclear where funding will come from

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The New York State Supreme Court issued a decision on Wednesday in the case of Woodstock 50 vs. Dentsu Aegis Network that amounts to a partial win for the music festival. A spokesperson for the holding company’s events division also argued it has been “vindicated.”

Most significantly, the ruling from Judge Barry Ostrager stated that Dentsu does not owe any of the $17.8 million amassed to fund Woodstock 50 to the festival’s organizers. He also determined, however, that Amplifi Live, the Dentsu division that previously served as Woodstock 50’s sole investor, did not have the authority to cancel the event altogether.

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