West Hollywood, Calif. - IAC's (NASD: IACI) Ticketmaster announced on Thursday that it has won a default judgment and permanent injunction against RMG Technologies, a company it said was offering software that allowed ticket brokers to improperly access its site.

A federal court in California also awarded Ticketmaster $18.2 million in damages for copyright infringement, inducement to breach contract and intentional interference with contractual relations.

The court had previously granted a preliminary injunction against RMG in October 2007.

"This is a big win for fans of live entertainment as well as for Ticketmaster," said Edward Weiss, Ticketmaster executive vice president and general counsel.

"Consumers understand that there often simply are not enough tickets to meet demand, but RMG's technology was used by some to unfairly cut to the front of the line."

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