How to submit an essay to the contest:
Please carefully read the rules for the contest (below) before submitting an essay.
1. Send your essay to: …
2. You will receive an e-mail from the registrar of the essay contest registrar confirming that
your essay has been received.
3. Include your name and the title of your essay as you wish them to appear on the website. We
are willing to accept essays that do not include the name of the author ( e.g. from a
whistleblower); we would prefer that you state why you are requesting anonymity and we will
keep your reasons confidential if you prefer.
4. Also include both your e-mail address and your permanent postal address so that the contest
judges will be able to can contact you in late April 2002. Note: this information will not be
posted on the contest website.
5. Format: We will accept entries in any format where the text can be easily cut and pasted (for
example, Word and Wordperfect docs, Rich and plain text files, body of an email). We
encourage submissions using open source software. Please keep formatting (e.g. underlining and
bold) to a minimum. If in any doubt, contact us at …
6. If it is not convenient or easy for you to submit your essay by e-mail, we are happy to receive
essays by mail, either on a computer disc or typed. Mail to:
IP Counter Essay Contest
Kent Law School
University of Kent
Canterbury UK
CT2 NS
Please make sure to include your name, the title of your essay, and your full postal address.
Rules of the counter essay contest
1. The topic your essay should answer is: “What does intellectual property mean to you in
your daily life?” These words are copied from the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s
own essay contest. As should be apparent, using similar wording does not mean that we endorse
the concept of “intellectual property” as understood by WIPO. If you have some questions as to
how strictly we will interpret this question, look through essays that have already been accepted
by the contest for guidance.
2. The essays can currently be submitted in any one of the following languages: French,
Spanish, English, or German. This limit is solely due to the organisers’ current linguistic
abilities. Those speaking other languages and those willing to judge in other languages are
encouraged to contact Wipout and we will work together to get more languages into the contest.
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3. The maximum length of your essay should be 2,000 words. We will interpret this rule strictly.
There is no minimum length.
4. We are interpreting the word “essay” very broadly. We welcome the submission of short
stories, poems, parodies, songs, and other written expressions.
5. Essays will be accepted from all persons in the world; you do not have to be a student to enter,
though students of any age are, of course, welcome to submit an essay. An individual can submit
as many as three essays, but only one prize will be awarded to any one individual.
6. Essays may cover the entire spectrum of the intellectual property issues, including the
political, social, economic, cultural, and legal aspects of copyright, patents, trademarks, design
rights, plant and other organism protection regimes, trade secrets, confidential information,
passing off, right of publicity, moral rights, and performers’ rights. If in doubt, contact the
contest at: …
7. The contest commences on 4 September 2001 and ends on Friday, March 15, 2002. All
essays must be received by that date. The winners will be announced by the contest’s
international judging panel on 26 April 2002, the same day that WIPO announces the winners of
its contest.
8. Essays which are received for the contest (and follow these rules) will be promptly posted on
the contest website, …, and will be eligible to win a prize from the contest’s prize fund of
£UK1500 (approx. $US 2100). We expect to award a number of prizes. Winners will be notified
shortly after 26 April 26 2002 by the contest judging panel.
9. The counter essay contest committee does not claim any intellectual property rights over any
of the essays that are submitted to the contest. We do assume, unless you clearly state otherwise,
the non-exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the essays in connection with the contest and
post-contest publicity.
10. Members of the IP counter essay contest committee are not permitted to submit essays to the
contest.
11. If you have any questions about any of these rules or their interpretation, don’t hesitate to
contact the contest at: …
Although we are calling this an essay “contest”, we believe that the competitive aspect is quite
secondary; our most important objective is to spark a good and, perhaps uniquely,
intellectually imaginative debate about the role of intellectual property in the contemporary
world.
Thank you for submitting an essay.
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How to submit a point of view contribution to Wipout.
Please carefully read the guidelines (below) before sending in your contribution.
1. Send your point of view to: …
2. Your will receive an e-mail Wipout editor confirming that your contribution has been
received.
3. Include your name and the title of your ‘point of view’ as you wish them to appear on the
website. We are willing to accept submissions that do not include the name of the author ( e.g.
from a whistleblower); we would prefer that you state why you are requesting anonymity and we
will keep your reasons confidential if you prefer.
4. Also include both your geographic location and your e-mail address when you send in your
point of view contribution in case we need to contact you at a later date. Note: this information
will not be posted on the contest website.
5. Format: We will accept contributions in any format where the text can be easily cut and pasted
(For example, Word and Wordperfect docs, Rich and plain text files, body of an email). We
encourage contributions using open source software. Please keep formatting (e.g. underlining and
bold) to a minimum.
6. If it is not convenient or easy for you to submit your point of view by e-mail, we are happy to
receive it by mail, either on computer disc or typed.
IP Counter Essay Contest
Kent Law School
University of Kent
Canterbury UK
CT2 NS
Please make sure to include your name, the title of your contribution, and your full postal
address.
Guidelines for point of view submissions:
1. The topic your point of view contribution should answer is: “What does intellectual property
mean to you in your daily life?” These words are copied from the World Intellectual Property
Organisation’s own essay contest. As should be apparent, using similar wording does not mean
that we endorse the concept of “intellectual property” as understood by WIPO. If you have some
questions as to how strictly we will interpret this question, look through the point of view
contribution that have already been accepted on the website for guidance.
2. Point of view contributions can currently be submitted in any one of the following languages:
French, Spanish, English, or German. This limit is solely due to the organisers’ current
linguistic abilities. Those speaking other languages are encouraged to contact Wipout and
we will work together to get more languages into the contest.
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3. Point of view contributions are intended to be short and so the maximum length should be
about 400 words.
4. Unlike essays submitted to the contest, point of view comments are not judged by the contest
judging panel and are not eligible for a prize.
5. We are interpreting the phrase “point of view” very broadly. We welcome the submission of
short stories, poems, parodies, songs, and other written expressions.
6. Point of view contributions can be submitted by any person in the world, including members
of the IP counter essay contest committee. No more than three points of view contributions may
be submitted by any one individual.
7. Point of view contributions may cover the entire spectrum of the intellectual property issues,
including the political, social, economic, cultural and legal aspects of copyright, patents,
trademarks, design rights, plant and other organism protection regimes, trade secrets, confidential
information, passing off, right of publicity, moral rights, and performers’ rights. If in doubt,
contact the contest at: …
8. The deadline for submitting point of view contributions to Wipout is Friday, March 15,
2002.
9. Point of view comments received and following these guidelines will be promptly posted on
the contest website …
10. The counter essay contest committee does not claim any intellectual property rights over any
of the point of view contributions that are submitted to the contest. We do assume, unless you
clearly state otherwise, the non-exclusive right to reproduce and distribute point of view
contributions in connection with the contest and post-contest publicity.
11. If you have any questions about any of these guidelines or their interpretation, contact the
contest at: …
Thank you for submitting your point of view.
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