"Da Vinci Code" judge invents his own code

Swiped from Rebecca's pocket: Puzzle Embedded in 'Da Vinci Code' Ruling (New York Times, April 27 2006).

"London, April 26 — Justice Peter Smith's 71-page ruling in the recent "Da Vinci Code" copyright case here is notable for many things: the judge's occasional forays into literary criticism, his snippy remarks about witnesses on both sides, and his fluent knowledge not only of copyright law but also of more esoteric topics like the history of the Knights Templar.

Embedded in the first 13½ pages of the ruling is Justice Smith's very own secret code, one that when partly solved reveals its name: the Smithy Code."

Trust an Englishman to do something geeky like this.