The Consumers Council of Canada wants the Competition Tribunal to break up the Ticketmaster-Live Nation empire that both sells event tickets and runs many performance venues, while the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic seeks to have Canadian developers freed from exclusivity requirements in Apple’s app store for iPhones and iPads. (The Logic)

Talking point: The separate filings each allege that the targets’ dominance in their respective markets impedes competition, reduces choice and raises prices. Neither case has been tested before the tribunal, which has not decided whether to take them up. They’re both brought after recent amendments to the Competition Act that let more third parties—in this case, consumer advocacy groups—bring cases to the tribunal even if they aren’t competitors affected by the misconduct they’re alleging.