Michigan House moves to legalize ticket scalping over objections from Kid Rock, venues

Michigan House moves to legalize ticket scalping over objections from Kid Rock, venues | MLive.com: "LANSING, MI -- The Michigan House of Representatives on Thursday voted to repeal the state's longstanding ban on ticket scalping, approving legislation that would decriminalize reselling a ticket for more than face value without the written permission of a venue.

House Bill 5108, now headed to the Senate, is opposed by high-profile entertainment venues and Detroit-area musician Kid Rock, who has argued that it would take away "one measly law that venues have to protect artists and fans from scalpers who want to get rich off the backs of the working man."

But sponsoring state Rep. Tim Kelly (R-Saginaw) sang a different tune on Thursday, positing that individuals should have the right to sell a piece of property they own for whatever price the free market allows."