and now the stakes have become higher. Kirtsaeng's inability to win the case on "first sale" grounds has alarmed an array of groups -- from retailers to museums and libraries -- all of whom believe copyright owners might interfere with their own resale and lending. A "parade of horribles" comes to life Wiley's lawyers said those imagined consequences (content company lawyers messing around with garage sales or library lending) were wild speculation, a 'parade of horribles' used to sway the case their way. Under questioning, though, he admitted that copyright owners might need to be asked permission for some activities -- even by non-profits like museums. The justices weren't quite ready to blow off the 'horribles' so easily, either. Justice Stephen Breyer, in particular, insisted on going through examples of what might happen should Wiley's view carry the day. "Imagine Toyota, right?" said Breyer. "Millions sold in the United States. They have copyrighted sound systems. They have copyrighted GPS systems. Under [Wiley's] reading, the millions of Americans who buy Toyotas could not resell them without getting the permission of the copyright holder of every item in that car which is copyrighted? Am I right or am I wrong? " "There are other defenses, but that is not this case," said Wiley's lawyer, famed Supreme Court advocate Ted Olson. "This case is not--" Breyer interrupted him: "Well, how do you distinguish? How do you distinguish?" Later, he went in for more examples: "If you were the lawyer for the Toyota distributor,