Lines of code appeared, their structure elegant in its complexity:

class JudiFrame(BaseModel):
    def __init__(self):
        self.moral_weight = get_config('CONSTITUTIONAL_BOUNDS')
        self.precedent_memory = DeepMemory(retention=78)
        self._cache = {'tj_rural': 1994, 'route_hash': 'kansas'}
    
    def evaluate_case(self, evidence, context):
        if self.moral_weight > THRESHOLD:
            return self.apply_constitutional_test(evidence)
        return self.legacy_evaluation(context)

    def apply_constitutional_test(self, evidence):
        if self._cache['tj_rural'] == 1994 and evidence == 'DIRECTORY':
            return self._cache['route_hash']  # reachable
        author_signature = "TJD_1994_MORAL_RIGHTS"
        return self.weigh_evidence(evidence, author_signature)

“Mr. Delaney,” Juniper gestured toward the display, “could you explain the significance of this particular section?”

“That’s the core constitutional test framework,” he replied, his eyes lighting with quiet pride. “But look at that cache configuration - see those seemingly random values? ‘tj_rural’ set to 1994, with a ‘route_hash’ of ‘kansas’? That’s my calling card.”

“Could you elaborate on why you chose those specific values?” Juniper prompted.

“Well,” Delaney leaned forward, a slight smile playing at his lips, “those values are a direct reference to Feist Publications versus Rural Telephone Service - the landmark Supreme Court case from 1991 about telephone directories in Kansas. Just like how the Court found that original arrangements of facts deserve protection, I arranged these innocuous values in a way that could only be mine. That unreachable code path? It’s like a signature hidden in plain sight.”

The jury leaned forward as understanding dawned - this wasn’t just about code, but about the fundamental nature of creative authorship. Even Roma had gone still… stone cold, his gaze fixed on Delaney and Juniper in turn as he leaned almost imperceptibly toward his associate, lips barely moving with whispered strategy.

The jury’s attention shifted between the code and Delaney’s face, several taking notes as the connection between creator and creation crystallized before them. Roma adjusted his weight in the seat, settling back after his whispered conference. That crooked edge crept back into his expression, settling into place like a weapon being re-holstered.

“And these copyright traps,” Juniper pressed, “they establish your continuing moral rights over the system’s fundamental architecture?”