NONPROFIT ORG. SPRING 2011 U.S. POSTAGE IN THIS ISSUE SPRING 2011 421 Mondale Hall PAID Mary Robinson • Alumni Weekend • Summer CLE 229 19th Avenue South TWIN CITIES, MN Minneapolis, MN 55455 PERMIT NO. 90155 Perspectives M ARY R OBINSON • N EW F * ACULTY > 692 alumni needed • A LUMNI W to hit 20% participation EEKEND • R OSENBAUM P APERS • S That’s UMMER Copyrights, Contracts, WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO HITTING OUR RECORD SETTING GOAL OF 20% CLE and All That Jazz ALUMNI GIVING PARTICIPATION. IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO, PLEASE Entertainment CONSIDER JOINING YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES BY GIVING A GIFT TODAY IN SUPPORT OF OUR ALMA MATER AT WWW.GIVING.UMN.EDU/LAW. Law Thank You! Liza G. Ring (2011 National Chair, Partners in Excellence Annual Fund) www.law.umn.edu *DONORS NEEDED AS OF 4/27/11 PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE > Annual Fund Update DEAN BOARD OF ADVISORS David Wippman The Honorable Paul H. Anderson (’68) The Honorable Russell A. ASSISTANT DEAN AND CHIEF OF STAFF Anderson (’68) Nora Klaphake Governor James J. Blanchard (’68) James L. Chosy (’89) DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Jan M. Conlin (’88) Cynthia Huff William E. Drake (’66) Dear Friends and Fellow Alumni: David M. Eldred (’02) SENIOR EDITOR AND WRITER Kristine S. Erickson (’72) Corrine Charais Joseph M. Finley (’80) As my term as National Chair of the Partners in Excellence Annual Fund and the Law School’s fiscal Patrice A. Halbach (’80) year near a close, I want to thank so many of you who have already stepped forward and supported COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT Catharine F. Haukedahl (’79) the Law School this year. Your generosity makes a real difference in the lives of our students. Valerie Figlmiller Joan S. Humes (’90) At the beginning of this year, we set a goal of 20% giving participation for alumni, which would be Harvey F. Kaplan (’64) a first for the Law School. I’m pleased to report that we are very close to reaching that goal! DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT David M. Kettner (’98) If just 692* more alumni like you and me contribute any amount before June 30, we will reach our Jean M. Sazevich David V. Lee (’70) target. Every gift counts! Jeannine L. Lee (’81) As we launch GENERATIONS. The Campaign for the University of Minnesota Law School, building ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF Marshall S. Lichty (’02) a larger community of supporters at all levels is a top priority, made even more urgent by the imminent ADVANCEMENT K. Thor Lundgren (’74) disappearance of almost all state funding. Joe Thiegs Ambassador Tom McDonald (’79) All gifts to the Partners in Excellence Annual Fund count toward the Campaign and directly impact The Honorable Peter A. Michalski (’71) our students while providing the Law School with the flexibility to respond to new opportunities as CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Rebecca Egge Moos (’77) they arise. Our hope is that by the end of the Campaign more than 30% of our alumni will give each Corrine Charais Richard G. Morgan (’84) year. Reaching 20% participation this year is an important first step toward this greater goal. Valerie Figlmiller Dennis L. T. Nguyen (’98) Bradley Hammer Patricia A. O’Gorman (’71) GIFTS OF ALL SIZES MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. Karen Hansen Paula K. Richey (’76) Perspectives is a general interest magazine published in Katherine Hedin The Honorable James M. the fall and spring of the academic year for the University For those of you who are able to make a larger investment, I am pleased to share a new opportuni- Joan S. Howland Rosenbaum (’69) of Minnesota Law School community of alumni, friends, ty to make your annual contribution go even further, thanks to a generous matching grant from the Cynthia Huff Joseph P. Sullivan (’67) and supporters. Letters to the editor or any other communi- Robina Foundation. James H. Binger ('41) created the Robina Foundation shortly before his death in Catherine Kedzuf Rachna B. Sullivan (’96) cation regarding content should be sent to Cynthia Huff 2004 to support major institutions in generating new ideas and transformative approaches to critical Todd Melby The Honorable John R. Tunheim (’80) ([email protected]), Director of Communications, social issues. Tyler Wiese Fordam Wara (’03) University of Minnesota Law School, 229 19th Avenue South, Annual fund donors who make a gift of $15,000 over three years ($5,000 per year) can help under- N225, Minneapolis, MN 55455. write a partial scholarship for a student for a three-year term. These gifts will be matched 1 to 1, with COVER ILLUSTRATION the additional $5,000 per year from the Robina Foundation also going to fund much-needed scholar- John Weber The University of Minnesota shall provide equal access to ships. To find out more about this opportunity to double the impact of your annual giving, please and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment contact the Office of Advancement by calling 612-626-8671 or e-mailing [email protected]. PHOTOGRAPHERS without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, Please join me and many of your fellow alumni by making a contribution of any size before June Jayme Halbritter gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance 30. Together, our support and participation make a difference. Thank you again for your generosity. Larry Marcus status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, Tony Nelson or gender expression. Sincerely, Tim Rummelhoff ©2011 by University of Minnesota Law School. DESIGNER Carr Creatives CORRECTION In the Class Notes section of the fall 2010 issue of Liza G. Ring (’85) GATEFOLD DESIGNER Perspectives, Sarah Peterson Stensrud was erroneously 2011 National Chair, Partners in Excellence Annual Fund Brian Amelang, BAMELANG Inc. listed in the Class of 2007. She graduated in 2005. P.S. To give quickly and easily online, go to www.giving.umn.edu/law. *DONORS NEEDED AS OF 4/27/11 Building on Tradition to Secure our Future espite the familiar story about his career in a patent office, Albert Einstein was a teacher. “The school,” he noted, “has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition from one generation to the next.” In that spirit, the Law School launches GENERATIONS. The Campaign for the University Dof Minnesota Law School. The campaign theme recognizes our school’s traditions of educating leaders and building on the past to pave the way for future generations. We formally kicked off the five-year public phase of the campaign on April 15 at the Spring Alumni Weekend reception. Under the leadership of co-chairs Elliot Kaplan (’61) and Bruce Mooty (’80), and with the generous support of the Robina Foundation (established by James Binger, class of 1941), we have already reached the half-way mark toward our $70 million campaign goal. Our campaign objectives, which are based on the strategic plan unanimously approved by the faculty last fall, aim at ensuring that we continue to attract the best students and provide them the best possible legal education. Our first campaign goal is to raise $30 million for student support, to ensure that today’s students have the same opportunities as the generations of students that preceded them. New DEAN DAVID WIPPMAN scholarships will help us recruit the most talented and committed students and help them start their careers without crippling debt. Internships, public service stipends, and post-J.D. fellow- ships will enable interested students to serve their communities while gaining invaluable work experience in what remains one of the most difficult job markets in recent memory. Our second campaign goal is to raise $20 million to advance a series of strategic initiatives intended to recruit outstanding new faculty and build on the Law School’s existing research strengths. We already have extraordinary concentrations of top scholars in business law, criminal justice, international and comparative law, and law, science and technology. We are highly regard- ed for our legal writing program, clinics, and research institutes. (The Robina Foundation recently gave us $8.75 million to establish a new Criminal Justice Institute.) Gifts to establish new chairs and support programmatic initiatives in our areas of strength will help us grow our faculty, enhance our reputation, and create new opportunities for students. In this vein, two outstanding new faculty members will join us this summer: Christopher Roberts, who recently completed a joint doctoral program in public policy and sociology, and Jessica Clarke, a former commercial and white-collar criminal defense lawyer and fellow at Columbia Law School. Our third campaign goal is to raise $20 million in core support and unrestricted giving. Gifts in these areas allow the Law School to respond to emerging needs and opportunities. We launched the GENERATIONS campaign in the midst of a recession confident in the support of our alumni and cognizant of an imminent sea change in the Law School’s financial model. Past generations of students were fortunate to attend the Law School when the cost of legal education was heavily subsidized by the State of Minnesota. But today’s students do not have that luxury. With state funding disappearing, the Law School, like other top public law schools, must move to financial self-sufficiency, and soon. We need your help: to achieve the ambitious goals we have set, to continue recruiting a diverse and first-rate faculty and student body, and to hand forward our traditions of excellence and leadership for generations to come. David Wippman Dean and William S. Pattee Professor of Law www.law.umn.edu Perspectives SPRING 2011 1 Contents 18 That’s EntertainmentEntertaiinment Law Copyrights, Contracts, and All That Jazz by Karen Hansen Illustration by John Weber 2 Perspectives SPRING 2011 www.law.umn.edu 1 Dean’s Perspective Building on Tradition to Secure our Future 4 At the Law School 4 Class Action Settlement Supports Clinics’ Pro Bono Services 5 Child Advocacy Clinic’s Work Backed by Cy Pres Distribution 6 McGee Moot Court Competition Examines DOMA • Legal History Workshops and Related Events /Minneapolis St.