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Thursday, May 31, 2007

New York State May Ease Anti-Scalping Laws


New York is poised this week to become the latest state to ease or eliminate decades-old restrictions on scalping. For the first time, it would become entirely legal in the state for average fans to scalp their seats on the Internet. And, for better or worse, they could sell those tickets at what ever price the market is willing to bear.” (New York Times, Thursday)

A step in the right direction.

FEE Timely Classic
In Defense of Scalping by William H. Peterson