Computer Law Association (CLA) 2004 Information Technology Writing Competition

The top paper will receive a $250 award, and two other papers will be honoured. All winners will receive a one year Computer Law Association student membership. Winning submissions will also be considered for publication in CLA publications and the Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review.

Papers will be evaluated based on persuasiveness, importance and relevance of the topic to information technology lawyers, and writing style.

Competition rules:

- Entrants must be enrolled in a JD or LLM program at an ABA accredited law school or the equivalent for non-U.S. students during the 2003-2004 academic year. Marquette University Law School students are not eligible.

- All submissions must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2004 and received no later than April 15, 2004. Winners are expected to be announced in mid-May 2004.

- Submissions must be the author's original work and not previously published. No jointly authored papers are permitted. All submissions must be in English.

- Submissions must be between 15 and 50 pages, double spaced, including footnotes/endnotes. Submissions must include a title page with the entrant's name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, law school name, and class year. Entrants must submit three copies of their submission. Submissions must be typed or printed on 8.5x11 or A4 paper with 1 inch or 2.3cm margins. The citations must substantially conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (17th edition).

- Entrants will retain copyright ownership of their papers. However, winners grant to the Computer Law Association the non-exclusive right to publish the paper, in print and electronically, in CLA publications and others. Winners will also be considered for publication in the Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review. Further, winners may not publish their paper elsewhere prior to September 1, 2004.

- Computer Law Association reserves the right not to declare winners at its discretion.

Submit your entry to:

Professor Eric Goldman
Marquette University Law School
1103 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53233
USA