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2008 Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition
EXPIRED: December 20, 2007.
The GRAMMY Foundation® Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) is composed of three major
elements: a national legal writing contest, a seminar series held at nationally prominent
law schools, and a high-profile scholarship luncheon held during GRAMMY Week.
The luncheon, attended by music attorneys, executives, and law students has become a
singular event for the entertainment business community during GRAMMY Week. The
contest challenges students to identify and research a compelling legal issue confronting the
music industry and propose a resolution. A national panel of legal experts will judge the papers,
in a blind process, and select the five finalists.
The scholarship is co-sponosred by the American Bar Association (ABA), and the winning papers will be
published by the GRAMMY Foundation and the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
in concert with a major legal review journal.
Contest Rules:
- This competition is open to juris doctorate candidates currently
enrolled at an ABA accredited law school. LLLM candidates are not eligible.
- Entrants must be a currently enrolled student as of January 1, 2008.
- Co-authorship of a manuscript is not permitted in the contest.
- Each author may submit only one entry.
- Previous winners and/or finalists are ineligible.
- Authors must research and identify a compelling legal issue confronting the music
industry, and propose a solution.
- Three copies of the manuscript, as well as an electronic copy (on CD, DVD or 3 1/2"
floppy disc) must be submitted. Manuscripts must be delivered to the GRAMMY Foundation
(3402 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405) and must be postmarked no later than December 20, 2007.
Facsimile, telefaxed or e-mailed submissions are not permitted. Late manuscripts will not
be considered.
- Manuscripts, including endnotes, shall be no longer then 3,000 words including footnotes.
Entrants must use The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, for citation style. Current
contact information including address, phone number and e-mail address should accompany the
manuscript.
- Entrants' names shall not appear on the manuscript, but shall appear on a separate title
page to be removed when a number is assigned to the entry. The title page should also contain
a one or two sentence synopsis of the article.
- Manuscripts will be judged on: (1) clarity of expression (organization, clarity of presentation,
spelling, grammar); (2) originality of thought (uniqueness of topic); (3) depth of analysis;
(4) relevance to industry; and (5) essay requirements (whether the essay conforms to the contest rules).
- Each manuscript submitted shall be accompanied by a letter from the author in which he or she
certifies that the article submitted has not had prior publication, that it is original work prepared
by the author alone for this contest, and that the author transfers ownership to the GRAMMY Foundation.
- Winners will be announced on or before February 1, 2008.
- Awards will be distributed as follows: $5,000 for first place and $1,500 for each of four
runners-up. All five finalists receive 1 GRAMMY Awards ticket, hotel accommodations, round-trip airfare,
1 ticket to the Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon, 1 ticket to MusiCares® Person of the Year dinner,
and an invitation to the GRAMMY Nominee Reception.
Additional Information
For additional information, please contact Marisela Huerta at the GRAMMY Foundation; (310) 392-3777, Ext. 8691
or by e-mail at mariselah@grammy.com or
loren.fishbein@grammy.com