Da Vinci Code...Ruling Code?

[Jess]

I just saw a blurb on CNN that said the judge who ruled on the Da Vinci Code plagiarism case encoded a message in the transcript of the ruling.

From CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/26/sr.weds/index.html):

Decoding the Da Vinci ruling
Can you find the secret message embedded in the ruling (PDF) for the "Da Vinci Code" copyright infringement trial?

Here's a link to the document: http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/images/judgment-files/baigent_v_rhg_0406.pdf

Oh, and for those of you who need a spoiler:

Check the italics.

CNN implied that there was more to it than what's revealed in the spoiler. All I have to say is: "Ha ha ha."

 

[Jon.]

Okay, for those of us who don't have the time or inclination to read the whole ruling, what is the secret message?

 

[Manny]

It's apparently not been decoded yet.

 

[Jess]

Okay, for those of us who don't have the time or inclination to read the whole ruling, what is the secret message?

It's okay, I don't have the time to figure it out myself either. I'm sure it'll be floating around the internet shortly. The link manny posted gives the start of it, though.

 

[Jimbo07]

Lol... I'd missed the first letter. I had

mithycode...

 

[Tarot_Is_A_Card_Game!]

Lol... I'd missed the first letter. I had

mithycode...

From the CNN broadcast I've seen this morning, it reads "Smithycode"

 

[Mojo]

The Times has more of the letters here, although they've missed the "y" in the last sentence of paragraph 3, so the rest may not be complete either.

 

[zakur]

Story from NYT:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/27/books/27code.html?ex=1146456000&en=273a952f16574a11&ei=5087

 

[WanderinWTF]

From what I seen I broke some of the code already. Is there anywhere I can the full letters also rather it looks like writing or not I can do it's easy.