"Gov. Paterson reenacts 1920s ticket scalping law, serving notice to StubHub, Ticketmaster and others"
” Gov. Paterson is going nuclear in the political fight over New York’s now-expired ticket scalping law. The state’s 2007 scalping law, which removed price caps on the resale of tickets, expired Saturday.
As a result, Paterson is firing off a letter to 56 ticket brokers, including StubHub, reminding them a more restrictive law passed in the 1920s is back in effect. According to Paterson aides, that law prohibits the selling of tickets for more than $2 above face value.
And it prohibits primary sellers like Ticketmaster from tacking on service and delivery fees.
“Ticket resellers must act in accordance with the laws of New York State,” the Paterson administration says in a copy of the letter, obtained by the Daily News.” [Daily News]
