My opinion is that right of first sale should extend to digital goods and if publishers provide no legal means to lend or transfer works from one to another tha

My opinion is that right of first sale should extend to digital goods and if publishers provide no legal means to lend or transfer works from one to another than the owner should be able to do so by whatever means they choose. Legally this would require owners to destroy any copies they may have made, no different from other digital works (e.g. compact discs). This would immediately cover libraries who would gain the benefit of having a collection which is not consumable (library books are good for 20-30 checkouts) and could remain a public good. I'm surprised we've made it this far into the digital age without more consumer protection in this space. PC game companies eliminated secondary markets 20 years ago and that model has expanded to nearly all other media.