SANTA MONICA, CA. (Recording Academy)- Law student Adam
Giuliano from New York University School of Law (New York, N.Y.) is the winner of the 7th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) Essay Competition, it was announced today by the GRAMMY Foundation®. The competition - co-sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA) - culminates with the ELI Luncheon and Scholarship Presentation on Friday, Feb. 11. The luncheon will be held at the Regent Beverly
Wilshire Hotel and features a keynote address by Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Warner
Music Group.
"The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Foundation strive to act as forums for the exchange of ideas," said Neil Portnow, President of the GRAMMY Foundation and The Recording Academy. "The quality, timeliness and relevance of the analysis shown in these winning papers and the discussion to occur at the luncheon truly demonstrate our commitment to this principle."
As the author of the winning composition titled "Steal this Concert? The Federal Anti-Bootlegging Statute Gets Struck Down, But Not Out," Giuliano will receive a cash scholarship of $5,000 and will travel to Los Angeles to present his paper at the luncheon.
The four runners-up are: Adam Halston Dunst, New York University School of Law, "'It's Mine! No, It's Mine! No, It's Mine!' Works-Made-For-Hire, Section 203 of the Copyright Act, and Sound Recordings"; Kristina Groennings, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, "An Analysis of the Recording Industry's Litigation Strategy Against Direct Infringers"; Carlos Ruiz de la Torre, the University of New Mexico School of Law, "Digital Music Sampling & Copyright Law: Can the Interests of Copyright Owners and Sampling Artists be Reconciled?"; and Kara M. Wolke, the Ohio State Moritz College of Law, "Some Catching Up To Do: How the U.S., in Refusing to Fully Sign on to the WPPT's Public Performance Right in Sound Recordings, Fell Behind the Protections of Artists' Rights Recognized Elsewhere in this Increasingly Global Music Community."
Composed of three main components - a writing competition, scholarship luncheon, and a seminar series - ELI invites law students to write a 3,000-word essay on a legal topic facing the music industry today. A cash scholarship of $5,000 is awarded to the author of the winning paper, and $1,500 is awarded to each of the four runners-up. Additionally, each winner will receive airfare, hotel accommodations, and a ticket to the GRAMMY® Awards telecast on Feb. 13, as well as invitations to other GRAMMY Week events.
The 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 13, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live in High Definition TV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).
ELI endeavors to promote future careers in entertainment law by seeking the nation's top law students and giving them invaluable networking and educational opportunities. Established in 1998, ELI is designed to forge a connection between the creative, technical and legal communities of the music industry. For more information about ELI and the GRAMMY Foundation, please go to www.grammyfoundation.com.
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