Each year, the Association presents awards for excellence in writing by law students in the field of intellectual property law. The awards are named in honor of The Honorable William C. Conner, Senior District Judge, Southern District of New York.
| First Place winner: | Victoria Elman from Cardozo School of Law, for her paper entitled "Girl Talk on Trial in 2009: Could Fair Use Prevail?" |
| Second Place winner: | Brian R. Day from The George Washington University Law School, for his paper entitled "Collective Management of Music Copyright In the Digital Age: The Online Clearinghouse" |
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