tl;dr: Student resells textbooks produced in Thailand making $1.2 million. Publishers sue him. They win first two rounds because "first sale" law does not appl

tl;dr: Student resells textbooks produced in Thailand making $1.2 million. Publishers sue him. They win first two rounds because "first sale" law does not apply overseas. Ebay and a hodgepodge of other groups support student. Case about to start in Supreme Court.