The ruling is important because it's about "first sale" rights. It's about whether I can tell you what to do with my product, after it's left my hands and enter

The ruling is important because it's about "first sale" rights. It's about whether I can tell you what to do with my product, after it's left my hands and entered yours. Economic effects and hypotheticals aside. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine