Members Syyle Posted October 1, 2010 Members Posted October 1, 2010 My band mates and I happened to snag some tickets for a pretty big/international band (and the tickets are hard to get/pricey), and we were thinking of raffling off the tickets for free at our own next show. Is this legal to do as a promotional tool? Anyone know where I can read about the legality of this?
Members Jeff1979 Posted October 1, 2010 Members Posted October 1, 2010 My band mates and I happened to snag some tickets for a pretty big/international band (and the tickets are hard to get/pricey), and we were thinking of raffling off the tickets for free at our own next show. Is this legal to do as a promotional tool?Anyone know where I can read about the legality of this? How would this help your band out? Would advertise the fact that you would be doing this before the gig to get people to come? How would you raffle them ??
Members ermghoti II Posted October 1, 2010 Members Posted October 1, 2010 It will probably be considered scalping.
Members Syyle Posted October 1, 2010 Author Members Posted October 1, 2010 Yes, we would advertise our show that if you show up, "we meet you at the door, sign up for our email listserv, and you get a raffle ticket for a chance to win free tickets which have already been bought at face value." we are considering telling the venue that we don't want to get paid for that night's music, so that we technically aren't making any money off of the promotion. and we technically aren't "selling" the tickets because they have already been fairly purchased, and we are freely giving them away. would a lawyer charge money to answer a question like this?
Members ermghoti II Posted October 1, 2010 Members Posted October 1, 2010 would a lawyer charge money to answer a question like this? Does the Pope actively protect pedophiles?
Members Syyle Posted October 1, 2010 Author Members Posted October 1, 2010 So far, no one seems to be able to think of a reason why this wouldn't be legal. High School football games raffle off NFL tickets all the time. Churches raffle off goods and services all the time. Etc etc...
Members ermghoti II Posted October 1, 2010 Members Posted October 1, 2010 Not for profit organizations have their own rules. If there were no door and no fee to participate in the raffle, you'd probably be OK. With a cover charge, the venue would be benefiting from the distribution of the tickets enough to qualify as a sale. Either way, the laws for reselling tickets vary from state to state, and you need to talk to a meatspace lawyer.
Members BlueStrat Posted October 9, 2010 Members Posted October 9, 2010 So far, no one seems to be able to think of a reason why this wouldn't be legal. Well, that doesn't mean it is. Few if any of us here are lawyers.
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