The Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal announced today the winners of the 2004 Comment Contest, sponsored by Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP. The Journal is one of the most prestigious and well-recognized student-published law journals dedicated to the intersection of law, technology, and public policy.
The Journal received comments from ABA law schools nationwide, all competing for the top 3 prizes. Winners were awarded some of the highest cash prizes available in comment contests in the US. The panel of judges was comprised of leading intellectual property practitioners and professors from Silicon Valley and the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
“According to our judges, a majority of the entries were high-quality and publishable,” said James Huie, Senior Comments Editor for Volume 21. “All the participants should be congratulated on their workmanship and effort.”
Trevor Dutcher, Editor-in-Chief for Volume 21, added “We are very thankful for Pillsbury’s generous support, and we look forward to collaborating with them in future years.”
First Prize, $2,000, was awarded to David Kostiner of Hastings College of Law. The Journal will publish his comment, entitled “Will Mechanicals Break the Machine? Determining a Fair Mechanical Royalty Rate for Digital Phonographic Downloads” in Issue 1, due in November, 2004.
Second Prize, $1,500, was awarded to Mi-Kyung Kim M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Washington School of Law. Her comment was entitled “Regulation and Patent Protection of Human Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cell Research.”
Third Prize, $1,000, was received by Jason Karasik, of George Washington University School of Law. His comment was entitled “Leveling the IP Playing Field: Conditional Waiver Theory and the Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act.”
The Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal’s Comment Contest is an annual event. Students interested in entering next year’s contest should check the Journal’s website in the Spring for more details.
About The Journal
The Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal is an independent scholarly legal publication founded and managed by the students of Santa Clara University School of Law. Since its inception in 1984, the Journal has achieved national and international circulation and recognition as a leading forum for multidisciplinary discourse on emerging issues at the juncture of technology, the law and public policy. The Journal’s subscribers include leading law libraries, law firms and corporations worldwide. A significant number of federal courts and state supreme courts are also regular subscribers to the Journal, including the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Additional information about the Journal is available at www.scu.edu/techlaw.
