Grammy Foundation 15th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition
2012/2013 – 15th Annual ELI Writing Competition Rules Summary
CONTEST RULES
1. This contest is open to juris doctorate candidates currently enrolled at an ABA accredited law school. LLM and any other advanced degree candidates are not eligible.
2. Entrants must be an enrolled student as of January 1, 2013.
3. All essays must be original works specifically written for the ELI Writing Competition. Previously published works are ineligible. The submission of works previously written for academic purposes is acceptable, provided that the work is edited to meet the guidelines of the competition and is not identical to the prior academic work.
4. Co-authorship of the essay is not permitted. Papers may be reviewed by law school faculty or colleagues for editorial feedback, but such assistance may not rise to the level of co-authorship.
5. Each author may submit only one entry.
6. Previous winners and/or finalists are ineligible.
7. Entrants must identify research and write an essay with a proposed solution on a compelling legal issue confronting the music industry.
8. Completed manuscripts and accompanying documents (to be defined below) must be submitted online at http://www.box.net/elisubmissions on or before January 3, 2013 at 11am PST (2pm EST). Late manuscripts will not be considered. Hardcopy submissions will not be accepted.
9. Manuscripts shall be no longer than 3,000 words not including endnotes/footnotes. Entrants must use The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, for citation style.
10. Current contact information including address, phone number and e¬mail address must accompany the manuscript.
11. 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 essay.
12. Essays 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).
13. Essay submissions shall be accompanied by a letter from the entrant certifying that the submission complies with Contest Rules, and that the entrant as author transfers ownership to the GRAMMY Foundation. If the submitted essay is not selected as a finalist, The GRAMMY Foundation automatically transfers ownership back to the author, without publication restrictions.
14. All entries must be submitted to http://www.box.net/elisubmissions in Microsoft Word format.
15. All documents must be saved with the following naming convention:
“lastname.firstname_ELI2013submission” example: smith.john_ELI2013submission
16. All manuscripts, transfer of ownership documents, and contact information must be merged into one Microsoft Word document.
17. Awards will be distributed as follows: $5,000 for first place and $1,500 for each of four runners-¬up. All five finalists receive one GRAMMY Awards ticket, hotel accommodations, round trip airfare, one ticket to the Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon, one ticket to MusiCares® Person of the Year dinner, and an invitation to the GRAMMY Nominee Reception.
18. Winners will be announced on or before January 31, 2013.
The GRAMMY Foundation and ELI would like to thank box.net for their valued support of this year’s legal writing contest.
IMPORTANT DATES
Completed manuscripts and accompanying documents (to be defined below) must be submitted online at http://www.box.net/elisubmissions on or before January 3, 2013 at 11am PST (2pm EST). Late manuscripts will not be considered. Hardcopy submissions will not be accepted. Winners will be announced on or before January 31, 2013.
SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
One Microsoft Word Document including:
– Completed essay manuscript;
– Complete contact info including entrant’s phone, email, and mailing address;
– Transfer of author’s ownership letter;
– Word Doc naming convention “lastname.firstname_ELI2013submission”
– Submit to http://www.box.net/elisubmissions on or before January 3, 2013 at 11am PST (2pm EST)