Okay, I have more time. I'll try to be more explicit.
it was intended to show the applicability of first sale doctrine to "other industries"
Did you mean "other territories"? Not really what I was talking about in the first place. That case seems primarily concerned with resale rights related to importation.
Yes, also known as the import industry. You know, it's a little thing, but this global trade thing I hear is going to really take off. But yes, Import/Export is regarded as a separate industry.
But to be more explicit, here is an example of how a unanimous Supreme Court applied the first sale doctrine to the import industry. You stated that different industries should be treated differently, but when a "different" industry came up before the Court, they unanimously said no.
Until Congress makes an exception for an industry (like they did with the Computer Software Rental Amendments Act, which has to do with rentals, not sales) then I doubt the Supreme Court will change its mind. Though it's happened before.