While you are right that this not going to work as a form of copy protection, you seem to miss the point that strong copy protection is not what is being asked for. All that our brother wants is to be sure that it is a pain in the ass for anyone who wants to get to the source. The idea is that if you make it hard enough they are less likely to try.

As long as you don't leave your keys in your car, I'll think twice about spending the time to steal your car.

oren