When tickets for the Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana “Best of Both Worlds” tour went on sale last year, some people using a ticket buying software bought all the tickets within a matter of seconds, leaving everyone else to buy tickets for as much as 10 times the original price.
Sponsored by Rep. Joe Atkins (DFL-Inver Grove Heights) and Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-St. Louis Park), the so-called “Hannah Montana” law was signed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty April 28. It takes effect Aug. 1, 2008.
The new law makes it a gross misdemeanor to sell, distribute or use software to get around security and move to the front of an Internet ticket buyer line.
It does not impact last year’s law that repealed Minnesota ticket scalping statutes.
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