128-bit numbers

I had a long(ish) post about the AACS and their attempts to copyright a 128-bit number here, but this Haiku ((c) 2007 by Edward W. Felten) says it best:

We own integers,
Says AACS LA.
You can own one too.

That last bit actually relates to this page (where I got the haiku from too). I think it's an absolute load of bunkum that someone can claim the copyright to a number.

Let's say I claim the copyright to, say, 66 8E 4A A1 CE 9D B2 18 93 21 7C 70 36 06 D6 68. Does that mean that I also own 66 8E 4A A1 CE 9D B2 18 93 21 7C 70 36 06 D6 67 + 1? Or maybe 66 8E 4A A1 CE 9D B2 18 93 21 7C 70 36 06 D6 69 - 1?

It reminds me a bit of the trouble with the number 'eight' wizards have in the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. They can't say it for fear of invoking powerful magic, so they say 'seven plus one' or 'sixty-four divided by nine minus one'...

The AACS are planning on suing everybody who has their precious number on their webpage. I say do your worst. They will single-handedly be responsible for taking down the largest chunk of the internet. Oh, and AACS: Look at my previous post please. I've got it up as well. Yoohoo!!

Bah. Humbug.