Each year, Silicon Flatirons accepts submissions of papers written about a topic involving law and technology in order to promote and encourage among students the continued pursuit of the research, planning, organization, writing, and editing of scholarly papers in this field. Submission papers are read and judged by a panel of attorneys at WilmerHale, the sponsor of this contest.
How to Submit
- Your submission paper should be approximately 10,000 words in length.
- Submissions are accepted in May, with a deadline of May 31st each year.
- To enter this competition, forward your paper to Sara Schnittgrund.
Past Winners
2019
Jordan Lopez Regenie – On-Orbit Services are Ready for Lift Off: Existing U.S. Regulations Can Usher in a New Era of Commercial Space Activity
2018
- John Schoppert – The Need to Regulate DMCA-Plus Agreements: An Expansion of Sag’s Internet Safe Harbors and the Transformation of Copyright Law
2017
- Edyael Casaperalta – Achieving Universal Service in Developing Areas: Three Policies from Latin America and What They Can Teach the United States
2016
- Stephanie Logan Drumm – Cyber Insecurity: How FTC v. Wyndham Falls Short and Why the United States Still NEEDS Federal Legislation Addressing Minimum Corporate Cybersecurity Standards
2015
- Jordan Moliver – Genomic Monopolies: Right to Refuse or Duty to Deal
2014
- Ethan Jeans – Funny Money or the Fall of Fiat: Bitcoin and the Forward-Facing Virtual Currency Regulation
2013
- Jaclyn Freeman – Limiting SRO Immunity to Mitigate Risky Behavior
2012
- Janna Fischer – Big Boss Is Watching: Circumstances Under Which Employees Waive the Attorney-Client Privilege By Using E-mail at Work
2011
- Mark Wiranowski – Competition in Consumer-Facing Smart Grid Pilots: A Tool for Regulators to Overcome Informational Problems
2010
- Eric Schmidt – Hot News Misappropriation in the Internet Age
2009
2008
- David Wilson – Weaving the Navajo.Net
2007
- Patrick R. Thiessen – The Real ID Act and Biometric Technology: A Nightmare for Citizens and the States That Have to Implement It
2006
- Daniel J. Sherwinter – Surveillance’s Slippery Slope: Using Encryption to Recapture Privacy Rights
2005
- Andrew LaFontaine – Adventures In Software Licensing: SCO V. IBM and the Future of the Open Source Model
2004
- Ben Fernandez – Digital Content Protection and Fair Use: What’s the Use?