Smithycode

smithycode is the first ten characters of hidden text in judge Peter Smith's 71 page ruling in the "Da Vinci Code" copyright case.

The rest of the encrypted text may be: Jaeiextostgpsacgreamqwfkadpmqzv

It is not obvious if the first character 'J' is capitalized in the plaintext or not.

the complete text of the ruling is here [1]