You _can_ hack the law, just not in the ways that people unfamiliar with law think they can. For instance, Ruth Bader Ginsburg made huge strides for gender equa

You _can_ hack the law, just not in the ways that people unfamiliar with law think they can. For instance, Ruth Bader Ginsburg made huge strides for gender equality by arguing for male plaintiffs in discrimination cases to set precedents that would later be used to argue for women's rights. It's less about sneaking loopholes past a judge and more about using the court's own procedure/reasoning to push a certain judgement. If this case can set some precedent about how melodies like this are not protected because of their simplicity, or due to the fact that they can be trivially enumerated, the precedent could possibly be used to strengthen copyright defense cases involving claims over a simple melody.