I have no fear of flying, but I have no tolerance for petit bullies performing security theater.

You're applying common sense, not a wise practice when it comes to law. Especially not when it comes to "law" as practiced in the modern US. If a bunch of publishers get together and lobby aggressively I wouldn't be surprised if a court found that a sufficient degree of similarity existed, thereby violating copyright. And if the court didn't find it, well, Congress can amend the copyright law and I think the US Copyright Office can regulate matters a bit.

If I'd seen "High School Juniors Create Flavor Strips for Astronauts" in a Japanese news site, I'd have just known panties were involved.

I've lost all of my computers to Cowboy Neal.

Not only don't toddlers have adult brains, they don't have brains at all. Speaking as the father of three, I can assure you that toddlers' heads are filled with bugs and dirt. Every time a bug digs another tunnel in the dirt, the kid runs off to do something new.

Don't ask what teenagers' skulls are filled with...