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Spring 2008 Writing Competition Winners

First Place
Aldo J. Test Writing Award in Intellectual Property Recipient
Tova Wolking
U.C. Berkeley School of Law
School Administrators as Cyber Censors: Cyber Speech and First Amendment Rights

Second Place
Kraig P. Grahmann
University of Houston Law Center
Betting on Prohibition: The Federal Government’s Approach to Internet Gambling

Third Place
Will McGinty
U.C. Berkeley School of Law
First Amendment Rights In “Copyright-Like” Protections: Pushing The Traditional Contours Of Copyright Law

Thank you to everyone who submitted to the 2008 Notes & Comments competition. We received many wonderful pieces on a variety of topics. It made for interesting and informative reading and a truly difficult choice. Hopefully some of you will submit to the competition again next year.

- Tamar Gubins & Cynthia Su 2007/2008 Notes & Comments Editors

Spring 2008 Writing Competition

The Berkeley Technology Law Journal is soliciting entries for our annual student writing competition. We will accept submissions from JD candidates on a wide variety of topics at the intersection of law and technology, including but not limited to: intellectual property, antitrust, First Amendment, entertainment and new media, telecommunications, biotechnology, internet, and cybercrime. First prize includes $2,000. The winning article will also be published in the Fall 2008 issue if it meets the Journal’s publication standards. The submission deadline is February 28, 2008.

BTLJ is one of the oldest, most respected and most cited technology law journals in the country. The journal strives to keep judges, policymakers, practitioners, and the academic community abreast of the dynamic field of technology law.

Boalt students: In addition to the top three prizes available to all entrants, Boalt entrants compete for the Aldo J. Test Writing Award in Intellectual Property, carrying a $1000 prize.

For more information, please see the Writing Competition Poster (193kb PDF) and the Submission Coversheet (118kb Word Document).