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MSBA Computer Law & Technology Section
Regular Council Meeting Minutes
March 11, 2008

MSBA Computer Law & Technology Section
Regular Council Meeting Minutes
January 8, 2008

Christopher R. Hilberg (Chair)                          Damien A. Riehl (Vice-Chair)  
Miguel J. Azar (Secretary)                                Eric M. Palmer
Allen J. Oh                                                       Thomas R. Sheran
Carolyn M. Sandberg                                       James C Evans
Charles P. Brink                                               Steve Buckingham       
James A. Bloomquist                                        Vanessa V. Beardsley (Treasurer)
Daniel A. Tysver                                               Kari Wangensteen (Past Chair)
Steven A. Bern                                                 Bradly T Bolin

Kevin S. Brady, John Carney (excused), Charles R. Steffel, Robert Hirning, Linda Hopkins, Alycia Kirkevold (excused), Michael Luzum, Douglas McGhee, Jill Novak, Steven Burt.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 11.49 a.m.

MSBA Computer Law & Technology Section
Regular Council Meeting Minutes
November 13, 2007 (Amended)

Christopher R. Hilberg (Chair)                          Damien A. Riehl (Vice-Chair)  
Miguel J. Azar (Secretary)                                Dena M Van De Vort Ehrich
Alysia R. Kirkevold                                          Linda K. Hopkins
Robert Hirning                                                  James C Evans
Charles P. Brink                                               Michael J. Luzum
Doug D. McGhee                                             Vanessa V. Beardsley (Treasurer)
Daniel A. Tysver                                               Kari Wangensteen (Past Chair)
Steven A. Bern                                                 Steve Buckingham       

Allen J. Oh (excused), Carolyn M. Sandberg, Eric M. Palmer (excused), Thomas R. Sheran, Kevin S. Brady (excused), John Carney, Laura Gilbert, Paul Godfrey, Charles Johnson, Paul Luehr, John Sumner, James A. Bloomquist, Eric M. Palmer, Matt Sorensen, Steve Toeniskoetter, Charles R. Steffel, John A Taft.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 11.44 a.m.

MSBA Computer Law & Technology Section
Regular Council Meeting Minutes
OCTOBER 9, 2007

Attendance

Attendees

Christopher R. Hilberg (Chair)                          Damien A. Riehl (Vice-Chair)  
Miguel J. Azar (Secretary)                                Dena M Van De Vort Ehrich
James A. Bloomquist                                        Brad T. Bolin
Steve Buckingham                                            James C Evans
Charles P. Brink                                               Michael J. Luzum
Doug D. McGhee                                             Allen J. Oh
Eric M. Palmer                                                 Matt Sorensen
Steve Toeniskoetter                                          Charles R. Steffel
Daniel A. Tysver                                               Kari Wangensteen (Past Chair)
John A Taft                                                                 

Absent

Vanessa V. Beardsley (Treasurer)(excused), Carolyn M. Sandberg (excused), Thomas R. Sheran,  Linda K. Hopkins, Alysia R. Kirkevold (excused), Kevin S. Brady (excused), Steven A. Bern, John Carney, Laura Gilbert, Paul Godfrey, Charles Johnson, Paul Luehr, John Sumner.

Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 11.39 a.m.

Approval of Meeting Minutes
Motion to Approve September 11, 2007 minutes made; motion seconded - minutes approved.

Treasurer’s Report
Vanessa V. Beardsley (Treasurer) out of country - no report.

Committee Reports

Nominations/Bylaws –
Chip Brink agreed to chair - no report.

Newsletter –
The current editorial board (Kevin Brady, Alysia Kirkevold, and Damien Riehl) will all serve as co-chairs.  One member stated the blog was "fascinating reading".  A motion was made to change the name, but tabled so that the co-chairs could discuss and present name choices. 

Noontime CLEs (Doug McGhee, chair) –
Doug will continue to chair, Steve Toeniskoetter will also serve.  Carolyn M. Sandberg received an email from the Communication Law Section about having a joint presentation.  Idea will be discussed further.

Legislative (Allen Oh, chair)  -
Nothing new, but MN is seeking comments on the use of cameras in court.  Request received too late so Section could not discuss.

Membership/Student Outreach –
Chair still open.  MSBA hosting an outreach meeting on 10-23-07 of similar nature as last year- Doug agreed to attend.

Website –
Eric Palmer has agreed to join the committee and will explore the options to create a new look and feel, mainly to the Blog section.  He will work wit Damien Riehl on options.

Case Law (Jim Blomquist, potential chair) 
No formal chair yet - Jim presented a few cases and provided a handout. 

Technology Roundtable –
The committee agreed to present a round table soon - no formal topic yet.

Contracts –
This committee is undefined and will remain on agenda until interest develops.

Patent –
The committee stated that more is happening this year in patent law than ever before.  Dan Tysver agreed to do an update on patents.

Privacy & Data Security –
Brad Bolin agreed to chair.  A survey will be set up to get topic ideas.  MN's new credit card statute was mentioned and discussed briefly.

2007 Annual Meeting (Damien A. Riehl chair) –
Damien Riehl stated the committee was "hard at work."

2007 CLI (Chris Hilberg, chair) –
Current attendance numbers discussed, slightly behind last year, but looking promising.

Old Business
Chip Brink will look at how to add John Taft on to the Section Counsel.

New Business
none
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Adjourn

Adjourned at 12:16.
Respectfully submitted: Miguel J. Azar, Secretary

MSBA Computer Law & Technology Section
Regular Council Meeting Minutes
September 11, 2007

I.          Attendance

A. Attendees
Christopher R. Hilberg (Chair)                          Damien A. Riehl (Vice-Chair)            
Miguel J. Azar (Secretary)                                Vanessa V. Beardsley (Treasurer),    
Stteven A. Bern                                                 James A. Blomquist
Brad T. Bolin                                                    Kevin S. Brady.
Steven Burt                                                       Charles P. Brink
Linda K. Hopkins                                              Alysia R. Kirkevold
Michael J. Luzum                                               Doug D. McGhee
Jill Novak                                                          Allen J. Oh
Eric M. Palmer                                                 Carolyn M. Sandberg
Thomas R. Sheran                                              Matt Sorensen
Steve Toeniskoetter                                            Charles R. Steffel
Daniel A. Tysver                                                 Andrew Walseth
Jeanne M Young

B. Absent
Steve Buckingham (excused), John Carney, Chris Evans (excused), Laura Gilbert, Paul             Godfrey, Charles Johnson, Paul, Luehr, John Sumner, Dena, VanDeVoort Ehrich, Kari    Wangensteen (Past Chair, excused)

II.         Call to Order        
            The meeting was called to order at 11.42 a.m.

III.       Approval of Meeting Minutes
Motion to Approve April 10, 2007 minutes made; motion seconded; request to amend Section J to add motion “contact Kari” at end of sentence made, motion seconded and all minutes approved.

IV.       Treasurer’s Report
The year-to-date balance is $6607.17.

V.        Committee Reports

A. Nominations/Bylaws
Chip Brink was not present at this part of the meeting.  Miguel Azar stated he would discuss working with Chip for another year.  Final Committee composition not finalized and tabled for next meeting.    

B. Newsletter
The current editorial board (Kevin Brady, Alysia Kirkevold, and Damien Riehl) will remain active, though they are open to new leadership .  General status report given on blog and future plans.  Final Committee composition not finalized and tabled for next meeting.

C. Noontime CLEs (Doug McGhee, chair)        
General status report given.  Final Committee composition not finalized and tabled for next meeting.

D. Legislative (Allen Oh, chair) 
General status report given, plus discussion of role the Committee and section should take.  Chris Hilberg recommended a role of commenting on proposed legislation should be explored.  Chris Hilberg, Allen Oh and Linda Hopkins expressed interest in leading this Committee.  Final Committee composition not finalized and tabled for next meeting.

E. Membership/Student Outreach
Steve Buckingham was not present but stated he would be on Committee.  Carolyn Sandberg and Vanessa Beardsley expressed interest in being on the Committee.  A career night is coming up in October and Doug McGhee stated he would attend, Charles Steffel will help. Final Committee composition not finalized and tabled for next meeting.

F. Website
Vanessa Beardsley expressed interest in serving.  The purpose of the website and future            direction was explored.  Final Committee composition not finalized and tabled for next            meeting.

G. Case Law (Jim Blomquist, chair) 
Jim Blomquist agreed to continue running the Case Law Committee and Charles Steffel agreed to help out.  Jim will go over in greater detail the cases next meeting.  Final Committee composition not finalized and tabled for next meeting.

H. Technology Roundtable
Dan Tysver will continue on Committee, but Committee composition not finalized and tabled for next meeting.

I. Contracts
This is tabled until next meeting.

J. Patent
Linda Hopkins, Steve Bern, and Dan Tysver talked about Software Patent trends and   possible changes trending towards the European system.  Final Committee composition not finalized and tabled for next meeting.

K. Privacy & Data Security
Kevin Brady, Brad Bolin, and Linda Hopkins expressed interest in servng.  Final           Committee composition not finalized and tabled for next meeting.

L. 2007 Annual Meeting (Damien A. Riehl chair)
Nothing of interest is happening yet.

M. 2007 CLI (Chris Hilberg, chair)
Big event is October 30, huge call for registration.  Many famous speakers promised.    The new format was discussed.  Final Committee composition not finalized and tabled for next meeting.

VI.       Old Business
None

VII.     New Business
None

VIII.    Adjourn
Adjourned at _12:10.

Respectfully submitted: Miguel J. Azar, Secretary

MSBA COMPUTER & TECHNOLOGY LAW SECTION
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 13, 2007

I. ATTENDANCE
A. Council Attendees
Kari Wangensteen (Chair), Chris Hilberg (Vice-Chair), Damien Riehl (Secretary),
Vanessa Beardsley (Treasurer), Kevin Brady, Chip Brink, Chris Evans, Alecia Kirkevold,
Paul Luehr, Allen Oh, Dan Tysver, Dena Van De Vort Ehrich
B. Council Absences
Katheryn Andresen (excused), Miguel Azar, Steve Bern, Jim Blomquist (excused), Steve
Buckingham, John Carney, Frank Farrell, Charlie Johnson (excused), Michael Luzum
(excused), Doug McGhee (excused), Eric Palmer, Kendra Rubbright Richgels (excused),
Jenny Salyers, Carolyn Sandberg (excused), John Sumner (excused), John Taft (excused)
C. Non-Council Attendees
Robert Bodeau, Tami Boehne, Joseph Boeser, Bradly Bolin, Paul Godfread, Linda
Hopkins, Peggy Keenan, Ronald Marmo, Charles Steffel
II. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 11:35 a.m.
III. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Chip Brink moved for approval as submitted; motion seconded and approved.
IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Nominations/Bylaws (Chip Brink, chair)
Seven people have responded to the call for nominations, and the deadline is March 23. If
any members know of others who may be interested in participating in the section, please
notify Chip Brink.
B. Newsletter (Kevin Brady, Alycia Kirkevold & Damien Riehl, co-chairs)
The blog continues to be updated. As always, additional authors are welcome to
contribute.
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C. Treasurer’s Report (Vanessa Beardsley, Chair)
The Section’s current balance is $8,855.52.
D. Noontime CLEs (Doug McGhee, chair)
No report.
E. Legislative (Allen Oh, chair)
No report.
F. Membership/Student Outreach (Steve Buckingham, chair)
The St. Thomas outreach went well. We are working with William Mitchell to get an
event planned.
G. Website (Michael Luzman, chair)
No report.
H. Case Law (Jim Blomquist, chair)
No report.
I. 2007 Annual Meeting (Chris Hilberg, chair)
Chris Hilberg is finalizing the date and location. Last year, the Annual Meeting was on
the Tuesday before Memorial Day; this year, we are leaning toward the 3rd or 4th week
in May. That date appears to be open based on potential conflicts. Kari Wangensteen
suggested second Tuesday of May, since it is our regular meeting date. It was suggested
that we move the location from downtown.
Chris moved to approve costs of Annual Meeting in the amount of $1,500. Motion
seconded and passed.
J. 2007 CLI (Chris Hilberg, chair)
Some CLI speakers have been locked in, though the committee is still looking for other
speakers and topics. Dan Tysver went to a conference that included a lot of prominent
speakers, and he will pass that list on to the committee.
K. Technology Roundtable
April is the next open date for the technology roundtable. Dan Tysver will organize it,
absent interest from someone else.
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L. Privacy and Data Security
At the last meeting, Kari Wangensteen suggested the creation of a Privacy and Data
Security Committee, and based on member feedback, the section will go forward with
creating that committee. Bradly Bolin worked with ABA section on Information Security
and Privacy section. They worked on how to use those provisions for data transactions.
Mr. Bolin hopes that the Privacy and Data Security Committee is established soon.
The Business Law section is considering forming a similar committee. Kari Wangensteen
and Chris Hilberg met with the Business Law Section, who did not realize all of the
topics our section discusses—they thought that we were just geeks. Chip Brink suggested
that we may want to consider a program to introduce those who are not as familiar with
what our section does.
Because the Business Law Section is committed to working on privacy and data security
issues, it was suggested that our section have a permanent liaison and partnership with
them to create synergies and avoid overlaps. We can invite them to our meetings and may
want to create a joint committee.
V. OLD BUSINESS
None.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Potential Dues Increase
The topic of increasing dues was raised. Section dues are currently at $25. Section costs
have decreased because the MSBA is not longer charging for services. Treasurer Vanessa
Beardsley does not believe that dues changes are necessary.
Kari Wangensteen asked whether a decrease in dues would increase membership. Other
section dues range between $10 and $35. No action was taken on the issue.
VII. ADJOURN
Adjourned at 12:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Damien A. Riehl, Secretary

MSBA COMPUTER LAW & TECHNOLOGY SECTION
MEMBER MEETING MINUTES RE: CHANGE OF BYLAWS
MARCH 13, 2007

I. ATTENDANCE
A. Council Attendees
Kari Wangensteen (Chair), Chris Hilberg (Vice-Chair), Damien Riehl (Secretary),
Vanessa Beardsley (Treasurer), Kevin Brady, Chip Brink, Chris Evans, Alecia Kirkevold,
Paul Luehr, Allen Oh, Dan Tysver, Dena Van De Vort Ehrich
B. Council Absences
Katheryn Andresen (excused), Miguel Azar, Steve Bern, Jim Blomquist (excused), Steve
Buckingham, John Carney, Frank Farrell, Charlie Johnson (excused), Michael Luzum
(excused), Doug McGhee (excused), Eric Palmer, Kendra Rubbright Richgels (excused),
Jenny Salyers, Carolyn Sandberg (excused), John Sumner (excused), John Taft (excused)
C. Non-Council Attendees
Robert Bodeau, Tami Boehne, Joseph Boeser, Bradly Bolin, Paul Godfread, Linda
Hopkins, Peggy Keenan, Ronald Marmo, Charles Steffel
II. CALL TO ORDER
This Special Meeting was called to order at 12:03 p.m.
III. CHANGES TO BYLAWS
Chip moved to approve the changes to the Bylaws, regarding the section name change, as
distributed to the membership last month. Motion was seconded and passed.
IV. ADJOURN
Adjourned at 12:07 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Damien A. Riehl, Secretary

MSBA COMPUTER LAW & TECHNOLOGY SECTION
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 13, 2007

I. ATTENDANCE
A. Attendees
Kari Wangensteen (Chair), Chris Hilberg (Vice-Chair), Damien Riehl (Secretary),
Miguel Azar, Jim Blomquist, Kevin Brady, Chip Brink, Steve Buckingham, Chris Evans,
Paul Luehr, Allen Oh, Carolyn Sandberg, Jen Salyers (by phone), Tom Sheran, Dan
Tysver
B. Absent
Steve Bern, Frank Farrell, Alecia Kirkevold, Doug McGhee, Eric Palmer, Kendra
Rubbright Richgels, John Carney, Dena Van De Vort Ehrich
EXCUSED: Vanessa Beardsley (Treasurer), Katheryn Andresen, Charlie Johnson,
Michael Luzum, John Sumner, John Taft
II. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 11:45 a.m.
III. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Dan Tysver moved for approval; was seconded; motion passed.
IV. TREASURER’S REPORT
The year-to-date balance is $9,164.
V. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Nominations/Bylaws (Chip Brink, chair)
Secretary will send out notice; Vote on it next month; get the progress for the MSBA
Nominations were distributed in the meeting
B. Newsletter (Kevin Brady, Alycia Kirkevold & Damien Riehl, co-chairs)
The section blog has received positive feedback and is seeking additional authors. If
interested, please contact Damien Riehl DARiehl@rkmc.com.
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C. Noontime CLEs (Doug McGhee, chair)
Doug McGhee has been working on the Noontime CLE, which will include a
presentation next month by Paul Leuhr: “The Real Impact of the New Federal Rules.”
D. Legislative (Allen Oh, chair)
Of particular import were the DMCA Exemptions passed by Librarian of Congress, and
will be in effect through October 2009. Three of the six exemptions generally permit
circumvention to preserve access to a work that cannot be accessed another way.
(malfunctioning; obsolete; no longer manufactured).
Another exemption was for cell-phone firmware, which will allow users to unlock
cellular phones, permitting them to move from one cell-phone provider to another.
E. Membership/Student Outreach (Steve Buckingham, chair)
The presentation at Hamline took place on the same day as a Federal Judge’s event
regarding about clerkships, so we had some competition. That said, 15 students attended,
and Section representatives encouraged them to join the Computer Law Section. The
William Mitchell outreach is upcoming.
Kari Wangensteen attended the MSBA student function. Attendance was smaller, though
it still had 40 attendees. The criminal law contingent was more popular, though those
who spoke with Kari appeared interested in the section.
F. Website (Michael Luzman, chair)
No report.
G. Case Law (Jim Blomquist, chair)
A handout was distributed, with two particularly noteworthy cases.
J.G. Wentworth SSC Ltd v. Settlement Funding LLC. A recent district court decision
that criticized Ninth Circuit analysis, holding that while keyword advertising is a “use in
commerce,” the use of keyword-triggered ads and metatags cannot confuse consumers if
the ultimate search results do not display plaintiff’s trademarks. J.G. Wentworth SSC Ltd
v. Settlement Funding LLC, No. 06-0597 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 4, 2007). This issue is likely ripe
for appeal.
Cincom Sys., Inc. v. Novelis Corp.: After a complex series of entity mergers, defendants
are alleged to have not sought permission for software license transfers. Defendants
argued that the mergers were mere name changes. The court disagreed, stating that the
defendants engaged in an impermissible transfer of the software license, causing an
infringement of copyright. Cincom Sys., Inc. v. Novelis Corp., 2007 U.S. Dist. Lexis 2721
(S.D. Ohio. Jan. 12, 2007).
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H. Technology Roundtable (Dan Tysver, chair)
No report.
I. Contracts (open)
No report.
J. 2007 Annual Meeting (Chris Hilberg, chair)
The prior annual meeting was well-planned but not well-attended. Comments indicate
that we may want to select a location just outside of Downtown to make parking easier.
Any suggestions would be welcome.
K. 2007 CLI (Chris Hilberg, chair)
The CLI Planning committee met last month, and it set a date of Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007.
Of the available dates, October 30 made the most sense in light of various other conflicts.
We are in currently organizing our topics and contacting our anchor speakers. The
committee will have a second meeting on February 14. We welcome any other ideas for
topics and/or speakers.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
None.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Members on Medical Leave
Section members have been on medical leave, so Kari Wangensteen moved to send some
flowers to them. Motion approved unanimously.
B. Privacy/Data Security Committee
Kari Wangensteen suggested that because privacy is such a large part of society—both in
business and personally—we may want to create a privacy committee. Paul Luehr noted
that the addition of such a committee might attract other members. Practitioners in this
area are seeing so many of these issues that potential members may be interested in
joining such a committee. No action was taken on this item.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 12:05.
Respectfully submitted: Damien A. Riehl, Secretary

MSBA COMPUTER LAW SECTION MINUTES
JANUARY 9, 2007

I. ATTENDANCE

A. Attendees
Kari Wangensteen (Chair), Chris Hilberg (Vice-Chair), Damien Riehl (Secretary),
Vanessa Beardsley (Treasurer), Katheryn Andresen, Miguel Azar, Steve Bern, Jim
Blomquist, Kevin Brady, Chip Brink, Steve Buckingham, John Carney, Chris Evans,
Alecia Kirkevold (by phone), Paul Luehr, Michael Luzum, Doug McGhee, Allen Oh,
Carolyn Sandberg, Dan Tysver, Dena Van De Vort Ehrich
B. Absent
Frank Farrell, Charlie Johnson (excused), Eric Palmer, Kendra Rubbright Richgels
(excused), Jenny Salyers, John Sumner (excused), John Taft (excused)

II. CALL TO ORDER

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. Wangensteen noted that John Sumner is on the Council but is not marked as “absent.”
The minutes were amended to include Mr. Sumner as absent.
Mr. Brink moved to approve minutes as amended; Mr. Hilberg seconded. Motion passed.

IV. TREASURER’S REPORT - VANESSA BEARDSLEY
Our balance is $9,111.23: nearly the same as was noted at our last meeting.

V. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Nominations/Bylaws – Chip Brink
Notice for nominations will go out in the next month. If anyone is interested, please
contact Mr. Brink.

B. Newsletter – Alecia Kirkevold, Kevin Brady, and Damien Riehl
The MSBA will send out an e-mail, notifying the membership of the new blog.
Authors should contact Damien Riehl (DARiehl@rkmc.com) for authorization to add
them as author, permitting posting on the blog.

C. Noontime CLE – Doug McGhee
Proposed topics include (1) open source licensing and (2) Changes to FRE regarding
Electronic Discovery. For more information, please contact Mr. McGhee at
ddmcghee@arthurchapman.com

D. Case Law – Jim Blomquist
Mr. Blomquist provided a sheet analyzing several recent cases of interest. One was
Gregerson v. Vilana Fin’l, Inc., 2006 WL 3227762 (D. Minn. Nov. 7, 2006), which
began in conciliation court and was later removed to federal court. The facts included the
allegation that a person stole photos from site, posting on advertising without
compensation. Plaintiff then created a site putting Defendant up for ridicule; Defendant
countersued for defamation

E. Legislative – Allen Oh
No report

F. Membership/Student Outreach – Steve Buckingham

1. Student Outreach
Mr. Buckingham spoke with career services people at both Hamline and St. Thomas
— they would like something in early-to-mid February. St. Thomas prefers Tuesdays;
Hamline prefers lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The committee is looking for volunteers. The scenarios at the student outreach were
created by 3M group, integrating computer issues that come up on real life, with
which the students will wrestle. The scenarios are much like a law school exam,
except rather than the students spotting issues, they are clearly identified, and the
students and MSBA members discuss the ramifications.
2. Law Student Networking Event
Thursday, February 8, 2007. Networking begins at 5:45
This is the third annual MSBA event, and all committees and sections have
representatives who discuss topics of interest. The event takes place in the Minnesota
CLE auditorium, bringing in a national speaker who has written a book on
networking and searching for jobs. Networking will start at 5:45, at MSBA offices.
Hopefully, one or more persons from each section will be available and willing to
discuss their sections and practices.

G. Website
No report, though one will be issued during the next meeting.

H. Technology Roundtable
Metadata will be discussed, including software that may minimize or eliminate metadata
(e.g., iScrub, Workshare). What are the risks? What are the effects to clients?

I. Patent Law
Presentation dealing with events that can preclude an inventor from being entitled to
protection. Topics discussed included the on-sale bar and Pfaff, as well as Plumtree
Software Inc. v. Datamize, LLC, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. Dec. 18, 2006).

J. Annual Meeting – Chris Hilberg
Last year’s event was well-planned, but we did not have much attendance. Location may
have been an issue. Any preferences regarding location should be directed to Mr. Hilberg.
The booze cruise received good attendance, and years with CLEs also tend to have good
attendance Mr. Blomquist: Starting the CLE at 4:30 gives people a good excuse to get out of the
office earlier. But if there is a business meeting and cocktail hour, people are reluctant to
take themselves out of the office.
The Country Club or Midway Sheraton or another non-downtown location is easier with
regard to parking (for non-downtown practitioners)
The timeframe sometimes conflicts with a trademark conference, and it is also the end of
the school year, which can hinder attendance

K. 2007 CLI
There are four members of the CLI committee, which will be meeting on Wednesday,
January 10, at 11:30 at the Minnesota CLE center.

VI. OLD BUSINESS

A. Name-Change Committee
1. Procedure
To change the Bylaws, the section needs to make an announcement before the entire
electorate. It must then go to the Governance Committee of the MSBA, and to the
MSBA governing counsel at the Annual Meeting. If the name change is approved, the
official change will take place in July. The section can send a notice to membership
for our February meeting.
2. Name itself
The straw vote during the meeting was seven (7) for “Technology Law Section” and
five (5) for “Computer and Technology Law Section.” The committee then
reconvened and ultimately chose “Computer and Technology Law Section” for
several reasons, including its being only an incremental step (added only the words
“and Technology” to the name). Further, the section would remain in the same place
alphabetically among the MSBA sections.
3. Bylaws
Have (1) our name and (2) short description in Article 2, which should include some
of the language reflecting our new focus
Mr. Blomquist moved to change Article I, § 2 to replace “field of computer law” to
“field of computer and technology law.” Seconded and passed.
Motion to move forward the recommended bylaws changes through the MSBA.
Seconded and passed.

VII. NEW BUSINESS - Section Metrics
Ms. Wangensteen: Moving forward, the section should establish goals and metrics for
determining whether those goals have been met.

VIII. ADJOURN
Submitted, Damien A. Riehl, Secretary

MSBA COMPUTER LAW SECTION
NOVEMBER 14, 2006

I. ATTENDANCE

A. Attendees
Kari Wangensteen (Chair), Chris Hilberg (Vice-Chair), Damien Riehl (Secretary), Vanessa Beardsley (Treasurer), Steve Bern, Kevin Brady, Chip Brink, Steve Buckingham, James Evans, Kenneth Hall, Steve Helland, David Huber, Doug McGhee, Allen Oh, Eric Palmer, Mary Sennes, Steve Simon, Dan Tysver,

B. Excused Absences
Miguel Azar, Jim Blomquist, Charlie Johnson, Alecia Kirkevold, Carolyn Sandberg, John Sumner, John Taft

C. Absences
Katheryn Andresen, Charles Beck, John Carney, Frank Farrell, Eric Palmer, Jenny Salyers, Tom Sheran

II. CALL TO ORDER

Meeting was called to order at 11:45

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Mr. Brink asked how one may be counted as an "excused" absence. Ms. Wangensteen stated that attendees need to notify her if they will not be able to attend.
Ms. Beardsley moved for approval of minutes, Mr. Hilberg second. Minutes approved.

IV. TREASURER'S REPORT

Our treasury balance to date: $9,294.52

V. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Nominations/Bylaws - Chip Brink
Will have to start thinking about nominations, since the process is beginning in January.

B. Newsletter - Alecia Kirkevold, Kevin Brady, and Damien Riehl
The newsletter has begun its transition to becoming a blog, which is located at http://mntech.typepad.com/. The reason for creating the blog is that it will be more immediate medium than the newsletter, which was previously distributed only twice a year. This will also permit instantaneous discussion, rather than the one-way medium of PDF distribution.
It was suggested that a summary of the blog contents be distributed to the membership on a regular basis (e.g., monthly). This would increase awareness and encourage active participation in the authorship and comments to the postings. It was suggested that the MSBA link to the blog directly.
Mr. Tysver asked whether the blog has been distributed out to search engines and other blog tracking services. Mr. Riehl responded that Typepad's service automatically distributes to Technorati, which will then distribute it to the other services.
Please contact a member of the committee if you would like to be an author, adding content to the blog.

C. Noontime CLE - (OPEN)
Doug McGhee Volunteered to serve as the Noontime CLE committee chair.

D. Case Law - Jim Blomquist
No report.

E. Legislative - Allen Oh
No report.

F. Membership/Student Outreach
Mr. Buckingham spoke with the all four local law schools' Career Development representatives.
Mr. Buckingham and Ms. Sandberg Gave a presentation to them
Hamline, Mitchell, U of M, and St. Thomas are looking for presentations in the February timeline.
Have genericized a 3M program, where it includes real-life scenarios. It reads like an exam, and rather than

G. Website - Michael Luzum
No report.

H. Technology Roundtable - Dan Tysver
Ms. Wangensteen will select the January roundtable topic and assignment. Mr. Tysver will select the February roundtable assignment.

I. Patent Law - Steve Bern
Mr. Bern does not have a particular case to present, but he hopes to have a happy hour discussion. If members would like to discuss computer science patent law developments, please contact Mr. Bern.

J. 2006 CLI - Kari Wangensteen
This year's CLI had 142 registrants, which is a bit higher than prior years' attendance. Feedback to the topics was favorable. On a scale of 1-7, attendees rated it to be a 6. Attendees liked the topics, but they would have liked more detail on hotter issues (e.g., Net neutrality).

K. 2007 CLI - Chris Hilberg
Those interested in assisting Mr. Hilberg in next year's CLI Committee: Vanessa Beardsley, Kevin Brady, and Damien Riehl. Any ideas for topics for the next CLI should be directed to Mr. Hilberg.

VI. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT: NAME CHANGE TASK FORCE

The Name Change Task Force presented a report (attached). The task force determined that its task was to determine what the new name should be, rather than whether it should change (which has been agreed upon for several years). The members of the task force looked at a description of our section's services, as well as what other Bar Associations were doing around the country.
Most other bar associations still use the name "Computer Law," but their CLEs are generally called "Technology Law." The reason for this is likely to gain more attendees.
The task force decided to come back to the section with two names for discussion: (1) Technology Law Section and (2) Computer and Technology Law Section.
It was asked whether the name changes the scope of the section? It was concluded that the name change will not make any change to our mission. We think it's better to have a name that is more descriptive of what we are doing.
The task force took a straw vote of attendees of today's meeting:
Computer and Technology Law Section = 5
Technology Law Section = 7
The task force will reconvene and will narrow the choice to one recommendation that will be offered a the next meeting. The section will vote at the next meeting on the committee's recommendation

VII. ADJOURN

The meeting was adjourned at noon.

VIII. NOONTIME CLE

A. Employer Protection of Sensitive Material
Presented by Steve Simon of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP

Damien A. Riehl, Secretary

MSBA COMPUTER LAW SECTION
MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 10, 2006

I. ATTENDANCE

A. Attendees:
Kari Wangensteen (Chair), Chris Hilberg (Vice-Chair), Damien Riehl (Secretary), Vanessa Beardsley (Acting Treasurer), Tom Sheran (Immediate Past Chair), Renee Anderson (MSBA liaison), Miguel Azar, Charles Beck, Steve Bern, Jim Blomquist, Kevin Brady, Chip Brink, Steve Buckingham, John Carney, James Evans, Alecia Kirkevold, David Munn, Carolyn Sandberg, Amy Schumann, Laurie Sheen, John Taft, Dan Tysver, Elizabeth Wefel

B. Excused Absences:
Michael Luzum, Allen Oh, Kendra Rubbright Richgels, John Sumner, Charles Johnson

C. Absences:
Katheryn Andresen, Frank Farrell, Eric Palmer, Jenny Salyers

II. CALL TO ORDER
Call to order at 11:35 a.m.

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Brink moves; Mr. Azar seconds. Approved.

IV. TREASURER'S REPORT
For the month ending August 31, 2006:
YTD balance: $9,440.37 (YTD 2005 = $8,889.57)
Membership dues in July: $3,898 (YTD 2005 = $3,838)
Ms. Beardsley discovered that administrative fees and hourly rate are being dropped; those services are being offered at no cost from here forward.

V. COMMITTEES

A. Nominations/Bylaws - Chip Brink
No report.

B. Newsletter - Kevin Brady, Alecia Kirkevold, and Damien Riehl
Blog will be going forward
Cost is $150/year

C. Noontime CLE - (OPEN)
No report.

D. Case Law - Jim Blomquist

Mr. Blomquist discussed several cases of interest, including
1. Stellar-Mark, Inc. v. Advanced Polymer Technology Corp.
http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/courtweb/pdf/D08MNXC/06-04011.PDF
Civil No. 05-2445 (PJS/RLE) (D. Minn. 10/4/2006) Patrick J. Schiltz, United States District Judge
Description from Court's website:
Plaintiff Stellar-Mark, Inc., the Benepartum Law Group, P.A., and [its] attorneys . . . must show cause why sanctions should not be imposed on them jointly-or on each of them individually-for violating Rule 11(b).
2. Riverdeep Interactive Learning, Ltd. v. Cokem Internat'l, Ltd.
http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/courtweb/pdf/D08MNXC/06-04032.PDF
Civil Nos. 06-3331 (PJS/RLE) (D. Minn. 10/5/2006) Patrick J. Schiltz, United States District Judge
Description from Court's order:
Order - Paragraph One of the Temporary Restraining Order entered August 31, 2006 [Docket No. 16 in Civil No. 06-3331 and Docket No. 24 in Civil No. 06-3359] is VACATED.

E. Legislative - Allen Oh
No report.

F. Membership/Student Outreach - Steve Buckingham
Mr. Buckingham will be contacting directors at the law schools shortly. Ms. Sandberg suggested that Mr. Buckingham contact Hamline Professor Sharon Sandeen.

G. Website - Michael Luzum
No report.

H. Technology Roundtable - Dan Tysver
Dan Tysver chaired a roundtable on legal outsourcing, which took place immediately following today's meeting.

I. Contracts Committee (OPEN)
No report.

J. 2006 CLI - Kari Wangensteen
Thus far, 120 people have registered for the CLI; last year at this time, registration was at 139. Minnesota CLE has said that all programs are down this year. Further, it appears that attendees this year are not registering early; they are leaning toward walking in.
This year's keynote speaker is from Microsoft, and other companies with speakers include Oracle USA, Accenture, Carlson Companies, Target Corporation, Thomson West, and the Valspar Corporation.
Ms. Wangensteen questioned whether the IP Institute is too close to the CLI. We may want to think about rescheduling next year so there is additional distance between the two CLEs.
Mr. Sheran asked whether we generally make money on the CLI. Mr. Buckingham believes that we have spent money in the past and that Minnesota CLE uses any profits to subsidize other lesser-attended (but important) CLEs. Minnesota CLE will pay for speakers' travel costs and will absorb any profits.
Mr. Blomquist: We determined that we will not compete with the Minnesota CLE, so we should not make a profit. Mr. Buckingham: Any charges should be for out-of-pocket expenses. Ms. Wangensteen: we have not been approached to provide any offsetting funds to Minnesota CLE.

K. 2007 Annual Meeting - Chris Hilberg
Mr. Blomquist is speaking at this year's CLI
If you are thinking about planning for next year, Chris would appreciate any input regarding this CLI and suggestions for next year.

L. 2007 CLI - Chris Hilberg
Ideas are percolating.

VI. OLD BUSINESS

A. Section Name Change
The section considered a proposal to change our name to reflect the fact that our topics of discussion are much broader than mere computers - including a larger swath of technology.
Mr. Blomquist, Mr. Tysver, and Mr. Brink volunteered to be on a committee to explore the idea of changing our name.

B. Patent Subcommittee
Messrs. Bern and Hilberg agreed that Mr. Bern would watch Federal Circuit activity and would brief software patent cases that come down the pike.
Mr. Tysver states that it would be interesting to meet and discuss the patent cases that come down.
No vote is necessary to create a subcommittee

VII. NEW BUSINESS
None

VIII. ADJOURN
Adjourned at 12:50 p.m.

Submitted: Damien Riehl, Secretary

MSBA COMPUTER LAW SECTION
MEETING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 12, 2006.

I. ATTENDANCE

A. Attendees
Kari Wangensteen (Chair), Chris Hilberg (Vice-Chair), Damien Riehl (Secretary), Vanessa Beardsley (Acting Treasurer) (via telephone), Tom Sheran (Immediate Past Chair), Katheryn Andresen, Miguel Azar, Steve Bern, Jim Blomquist, Kevin Brady, Chip Brink, Steve Buckingham, John Carney, Alecia Kirkevold, Michael Lindeman, Michael Luzum, Allen Oh, Carolyn Sandberg, John Taft, Dan Tysver, Rey Waedekin

B. Excused Absences:
Chris Evans and Kendra Richgels

II. CALL TO ORDER
Call to order at 11:40

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING
Mr. Riehl moves; Mr. Hilberg seconds. Approved.

IV. TREASURER'S REPORT
Vanessa Beardsley reported that our balance is $5,063.71, as of June 30, 2006. The dues received since the month of June are not reflected in this amount.

V. COMMITTEES

A. Nominations/Bylaws - Chip Brink
Miguel Azar agreed to assist with the Nominations/Bylaws committee.

B. Newsletter
Co-Chairs: Kevin Brady, Alecia Kirkevold, and Damien Riehl
Ms. Andresen moved that co-chairs respond regarding the availability of (1) the MSBA's capability of hosting a blog or (2) using an external service (e.g., Typepad, Blogspot, Blogger, etc.).
MSBA has two blogs, hosted externally on Typepad. Accordingly, the Computer Law Section will likely also use an external service.

C. Noontime CLE - (Chair Sought)
Like last year, Noontime CLEs will be held weekly, at the tail end of meetings.
Ms. Wangensteen asked for volunteer to chair, but no response was provided.

D. Case Law - Jim Blomquist
Mr. Blomquist reported that he would be happy to serve under someone who might want to serve as chair. No one sought the chair, so Mr. Blomquist will remain in that position.
Jim outlined several cases of interest to our members.

E. Legislative - Allen Oh
Mr. Oh has agreed to serve as chair and will provide a report at our next meeting.

F. Membership/Student Outreach - Steve Buckingham
John Taft has agreed to join Membership/Student Outreach Committee.
Mr. Buckingham is talking with law-school placement directors. Members who would like to volunteer can feel free to contact Mr. Buckingham.

G. Website - Michael Luzum
Mr. Luzum has agreed to serve again as chair
There was discussion of whether we should include a popup to ask visitors about their experience with the site. Kate suggested that any notification should not be a popup, since many users turn off their popups. It was suggested that perhaps a survey be designed through Surveymonkey, which the section has used in the past.

H. Technology Roundtable - Dan Tysver

1. October Topic: Outsourcing Legal Services (E.g., Target)
Outsourcing Legal Services topic affects both in-house and external counsel.
It was discussed that the FTC did a study, and while there is a presumed cost savings, the actual savings are must less (after sending local manager, overview, etc.). Average billable hour rate for outsourced legal work is $60-70 per hour. Salaries for Indian law-school graduates is around $6,000. In addition, there is a question as to whether these practices would constitute a Multi-Disciplinary Practice
2. October Meeting
Even though the section will have its CLI on October 17, we will meet on October 10 meeting in lieu of a meeting in December (when we will not meet).

I. Contracts Committee (Chair sought)
Mr. Tysver and Mr. Waedekin have agreed to work under another chair. Ms. Wangensteen stated that she will try to find a chair.

J. Annual Meeting - Chris Hilberg
Ideas are incubating, though no formal work has yet begun.

K. 2006 CLI - Kari Wangensteen
The next CLI will be in October and will feature some great speakers. Thus far, we are running behind on attendance (58 this year, versus 78 last year). An e-mail reminder will go out to our section, and there will be a second mailing of brochure. Ms. Wangensteen will request permission from chair of Business Law section members to notify their members. Traditionally, the CLI has seen a lot of walk-in attendees.

L. 2007 CLI - Chris Hilberg
Although it is more than a year away, ideas for next year's CLI are similarly incubating.

VI. OLD BUSINESS

A. MSBA Representative - Allen Oh
First Meeting of the MSBA is on Friday. Last year, the board had three or four meetings. Its work involved budgeting and appointments of various boards (e.g., professional responsibility). Mr. Oh was involved with legislative committee.
The MSBA considered changing budgeting from per-use service charges (e.g., price per e-mail) to a flat fee. Mr. Sheran noted that he believed that that change has gone through; will still charge $.04 per e-mail, but the remaining itemized services will not be charged. We have not been asked to raise our dues, so we presume the MSBA is taking it out of their funds. It is a great help to each section. Mr. Oh will check to see if that has been created.

B. Election of Officers
Steve Lieske has accepted at a position in California. Historically, when a board vacancy appears, everyone else has been bumped up a slot.
Mr. Brink will check with bylaws to determine the process for electing Ms. Beardsley as Treasurer.

VII. NEW BUSINESS

A. MSBA Compensation Policy & Reimbursement
The MSBA's new proposed compensation and reimbursement policy was discussed. It appears unclear whether the funds will be taken from sections or from the MSBA. Mr. Blomquist noted that in the past, our section has reimbursed members for out-of-pocket expenses, and Mr. Blomquist does not think that those persons should be paid for their time. Ms. Sandberg noted that some firms provide compensation for drafting articles, so the MSBA should be certain that people are not doubly compensated. Ms. Wangensteen affirmed the section's stance that we are comfortable with reimbursing out-of-pocket expenses, but compensating for the time is not acceptable. The new policy looks acceptable because that is what we have always done. Ms. Wangensteen will provide the MSBA with our position.

B. Focus of 2006-07 Year
1. Patent Subcommittee
Mr. Bern suggested creating a patent committee. He is interested in discussing issues with a patent bent (e.g., patent trolls). Mr. Tysver moved that our section form a patent chair subcommittee chaired by Mr. Bern. Ms. Andresen seconds. Motion passed
Mr. Blomquist suggested that the committee make a presentation at the Noontime CLE. Mr. Hilberg seconded. Ms. Sandberg suggested collaboration with MIPLA to ensure that efforts are not duplicated. Ms. Andresen suggested that it be an "IP" section, not limited to patents - but the amendment was withdrawn. There was discussion that this section engages in a great deal of discussion of copyright and trademark matters, but patents issues are less represented.
2. Section Name Change
Mr. Sheran re-asserted the belief that the Computer Law Section should consider changing its name to the Technology Law Section, which would reflect our expanded focus on technologies beyond what is traditionally considered to be a "computer." This sentiment was met with general agreement, though no formal action was passed.

VIII. ADJOURN
Adjourned at 12:50 p.m.

MINUTES
MSBA Computer Law Section
Regular Council Meeting
March 14, 2006

Attendance: Vanessa Beardsley, Thomas Sheran (chair), Steven Lieske (secretary), Steven Bern, Renee Anderson (MSBA liaison), Miguel Azar, Michael Luzum, Kevin Brady, Kendra Rubbright Richgels, Kate Andresen, John Carney, Jen Salyers, Jim Blomquist, Gary Weinstein, Daniel Tysver, Damien Riehl, Chris Hilberg (treasurer), Chris Evans, Chip Brink, Carolyn Sandberg, Allen Oh

Excused: Charles Johnson, John Taft, Kari Wangensteen (vice chair)

1. Call to Order - The meeting was called to order by chair Tom Sheran.
2. Approval of Minutes - A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the 14 February 2006 meeting with one correction (of Kate's Andresen's last name). Motion carried.
3. Treasurer's Report - Treasurer Chris Hilberg reported that the section's balance at the end of 31 January 2006 was $7,684.43.
4. Committee Reports:
a. Nominations/Bylaws Committee - Chip Brink asked that members return their nomination forms.
b. Newsletter - Damien Riehl asked for submissions by April 1st for inclusion in the next newsletter.
c. Noontime CLE - Vanessa Beardsley had no report. She will check to see if a speaker needs to be found for the annual meeting.
d. Case law - Kate Andresen presented a summary of cases after the meeting.
e. Legislative - Allen Oh had no report.
f. Membership/Law Student Outreach - No report.
g. Website - Michael Luzum reported that there is progress in updating the web site. Updating the links to other sources is the last update to be made.
h. Technology Roundtable - Gary Weinstein reported that the committee will make a presentation at April's meeting.
i. Contracts - Dan Tysver reported that they will have an approved version of the non-disclosure agreement template by next month.
j. Annual Meeting - No report.
k. Computer Law Institute - No report.

5. Old Business - No old business was discussed.

6. New Business

a. Cannon USA proposed an electronic data discovery program. It was discussed that this program probably is a better fit for the litigation section.

b. Kevin Brady reported that the New Lawyer's Section is presenting a free CLE on Thursday, March 16th at 4:15 PM.

7. Adjourn - A motion to adjourn was made and seconded, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:50 AM.

MINUTES
MSBA Computer Law Section
Regular Council Meeting
14 February 2006

Attendance: Renee Anderson, Kate Andresen, Miguel Azar, Gulzar Babaeva, Roger Belfay, Steve Bern, Jim Blomquist, Kevin Brady, Chip Brink, Steve Buckingham, Matthew Clementon, Ben Coler, Kristine Dorrain (guest), Chris Evans, Robert Hankoff, Larry Henson, Chris Hilberg (treasurer), Paul Luehr, Michael Luzum, Mary McCormick, Damien Riehl, Jen Salyers, Carolyn Sandberg, Tom Sheran (chair), John Taft, Dan Tysver, Kari Wangensteen (vice chair), Colleen Wasesila, Gary Weinstein, and Sonny Zhan

Excused: Steve Lieske (secretary), Allen Oh, Vanessa Beardsley, Charles Johnson

1. Call to Order - The meeting was called to order by chair Tom Sheran.
2. Approval of Minutes - A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2006 meeting without corrections. Motion carried.
3. Treasurer's Report -- Treasurer Chris Hilberg reported that the section's balance at the end of December 31, 2005 was approximately $7,900.
4. Committee Reports:
a. Nominations/Bylaws Committee - Chip Brink reported that the committee is preparing the council ballot for March and requested a motion to approve sending a notification of the ballot to section members. Motion made and carried.
b. Newsletter - Damien Riehl requested articles from section members for publication in the next newsletter.
c. Noontime CLE - No report.
d. Case law - No report.
e. Legislative - No report.
f. Membership/Law Student Outreach - Steve Buckingham reported the committee's upcoming program at St. Thomas University School of Law for student outreach on February 28 and invited section members to attend. John Taft and Carolyn Sandberg volunteered to attend the event. Steve requested that notice of the event be sent to the school for advertising to students. Renee Anderson confirmed that Computer Law Section events are announced to the law schools.
g. Web Site - Michael Luzum reported that once a mechanism is in place for notifying Mary Kempton that the Computer Law Section minutes have been approved, the minutes can be promptly posted on the website. Michael also requested that case law summaries be provided to him so that the summaries can be posted on the section website in a timely manner. Jim Blomquist indicated that the case law summaries are likely in the section newsletter, and Damien Riehl agreed to check for recent case law updates in the newsletter and inform Michael of his findings. Michael further indicated that he plans to update the practice links section on the website and requested that section members submit to him any hyperlinks of interest so he can include them.
h. Technology Roundtable - No report. Tom Sheran thanked Dan Tysver for leading the last technology roundtable about the DMCA.
i. Contracts - No report.
j. Annual Meeting - No report.
k. Computer Law Institute - Kari J. Wangensteen reported that a planning meeting for the Computer Law Institute is scheduled for February 22 and invited section members to attend.

5. Old Business - There was no old business to discuss.

6. New Business

a. Discussion item: MSBA dues declaration for 2006-2007.
Tom Sheran announced that declaration of section dues must be submitted by March 14, 2006, and invited comments regarding changes to section dues. Kate Andresen inquired how the Computer Law Section dues compared to those of other sections. Tom Sheran indicated that the Computer Law Section dues are mid-ranged relative to other sections. Carolyn Sandberg moved to keep section dues the same ($25/member); Jim Blomquist seconded. Motion carried.

7. Adjourn - A motion to adjourn was made and seconded, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:55 pm.

MINUTES
MSBA Computer Law Section
Regular Council Meeting
January 12, 2006

Attendance: Council members James Blomquist, Stephen Buckingham, James Evans, Chris Hilberg (treasurer), Charles Johnson, Damien Riehl, Jen Saylers, Carolyn Sandberg, Tom Sheran (chair), John Taft, Dan Tysver, Kari Wangensteen (vice chair and acting secretary), Robert Hankoff and Gary Weinstein. Also attending was member David Axtell and Renee Anderson, the section's MSBA liaison.

Excused: Kate Andresen, Steven Lieske, Michael Luzum, Allen Oh and Kendra Rubbright Richgels.

1. Call to Order - The meeting was called to order by chair Tom Sheran.

2. Approval of Minutes - A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the December 13, 2005 with the following corrections: Carolyn Sandberg and Kari Wangensteen were excused absences.

3. Treasurer's Report -- Treasurer Chris Hilberg reported that the section's balance at the end of December, 2005 was approximately $8195.

4. Committee Reports:

a. Nominations/Bylaws Committee - No report.

b. Newsletter - Damien Riehl reported that the newsletter was distributed shortly after the section council's December, 2005 meeting.

c. Noontime CLE - Robert Hankoff reported that he will be delivering the February, 2006 noontime CLE program.

d. Case law - Jim Blomquist reported that the committee will be providing information and more detail about a recent copyright case.

e. Legislative - No report.

f. Membership/Law Student Outreach - Steve Buckingham reported on his communications with the career development offices of the Hamline University School of Law, St. Thomas University School of Law, University of Minnesota Law School and William Mitchell College of Law. He also provided information about a February 7, 2006 career night sponsored by the MSBA, which he, Jen Salyers and John Taft will be attending on behalf of the section. Steve will also attend a career fair at Hamline Univesrity on February 11, 2006; he is seeking additional volunteers to attend.

g. Website - No report.

h. Technology Roundtable - A roundtable discussion about the DMCA will follow today's meeting. The discussion will be led by Dan Tysver.

i. Contracts - No report.

j. Annual Meeting - No report.

k. Computer Law Institute - No report.

5. Old Business - There was no old business to discuss.

6. New Business

a. Formation of Computer Law Institute planning committee - Kari Wangensteen reported that a committee had been previously formed. It is comprised of Chris Hilberg, Steve Lieske, Carolyn Sandberg, Dan Tysver and herself.

b. Discussion re: MSBA Convention Program - Tom Sheran led a discussion on whether the section would like to participate in the MSBA's 2006 Convention by sponsoring a CLE. The council decided not to participate.

c. Attendance - Council members were reminded to contact Renee Anderson if they will not be able to attend a section council meeting. Otherwise, the absence will be considered "unexcused," under the section's by-laws. Renee Anderson will notify Mary Kempton of the need to supply the Council Secretary with the names of persons asking to be excused prior to the Council meeting.

7. Adjourn - A motion to adjourn was made and seconded, and the meeting was adjourned at noon.

MINUTES
MSBA Computer Law Section
Regular Council Meeting
13 December 2005

Attendence: Kate Andresen (past chair), Miguel Azar, Gulzar Babaera, Vanessa Beardsley, Jim Blomquist, Kevin Brady, Chip Brink, Stephen Buckingham, Chris Evans, Robert Hankoff, Chris Hilberg (treasurer), Charlie Johnson, Steven Lieske (secretary), Allen Oh, Damien Riehl, Kendra Richgels, Tom Sheran (chair), John Taft, Dan Tysver, and Gary Weinstein.

Excused: John Carney and Michael Luzum.

1. Meeting was called to order.

2. A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the 8 November 2005 meeting. The motion passed.

3. Treasurer's Report: Chris Hilberg reported that the section's balance at the end of October 2005 was approximately $8500.

4. Committee Reports:

a. Nominations/Bylaws Committee - Chip Brink asked people to keep in mind in the next few months who should be nominated for next year.

b. Newsletter - Damien Riehl reported that the newsletter should be finalized this afternoon.

c. Noontime CLE - Kendra Richgels and Vanessa Beardsley reported that they found a speaker for the February 2006 meeting. It was discussed that a notice about the section meetings and a notice about the post-meeting presentations should be e-mailed to all members of the section instead of just to the section council members. The new price for e-mails by the MSBA is $0.04/member.

d. Case law - Jim Blomquist and Kate Andresen gave a case law update after the meeting. Greg Stark and Bryan Chant, two local law students, assisted in the research for the case law update.

e. Legislative - Allen Oh had nothing to report. Section members discussed how the US Congress may pass a security breach disclosure law.

f. Membership/Law Student Outreach - Steve Buckingham and John Taft had no report.

g. Website - No report. Tom Sheran will see if the schedule of post-meeting presentations can be posted on the web site.

h. Technology Roundtable - Chris Evans had no report.

i. Contracts - Dan Tysver and Kevin Brady reported that they received one submission of sample non-disclosure agreements. They would like more submissions for use in creating a suggested template.

j. Annual Meeting - No report.

k. Computer Law Institute - No report.

5. No old business was discussed.

6. No new business was discussed.

MINUTES
MSBA Computer Law Section
Regular Council Meeting
November 8, 2005

Attendance: Kari Wangensteen (Vice Chair), Steven Lieske (Secretary), Kate Andresen, Damien Riehl, Vanessa Beardsley, Jim Blomquist, Chip Brink, James Evans, Charlie Johnson, Michael Luzum, Allen Oh, Dan Tysver, James Crow, Gary Weinstein, David Allgeyer, Steve Helland, Kevin Brady, Robert Hankoff, Gulzar Babaera, Michael Lindsay, Kristin Speltz, Miguel Azar, and Eran Kahane

Excused: Tom Sheran, Carolyn Sandberg, Steve Buckingham, Chris Hilberg

1. The meeting was called to order by vice chair Kari Wangensteen.

2. A motion to approve the minutes for the 11 October 2005 meeting was made and seconded. The motion passed.

3. Treasurer's Report: Wangensteen reported that Section's account balance at the end of September 2005 was $9,314.

4. Committee Reports:

a. Newsletter - Damien Riehl provided an update and asked that committee chairs submit their committee reports.

b. Noontime CLE - Vanessa Beardsley reported that the committee scheduled the presentation taking place after the meeting. The presentation is by David Allgeyer, and is about litigating computer system failures and perceived failures.

c. Case law - Jim Blomquist reported that they have student volunteers to assist the committee. The committee will report next month on some newer cases.

d. Legislative - Allen Oh reported on the legislative update.

e. Membership/Law Student Outreach - Kari Wangensteen reported that Steve Buckingham said the moot court issue is not related to computer law and that the committee recommends that the section not fund the moot court activity this year. Kari Wangensteen attended the WMCL student outreach program in October.

f. Website - Michael Luzum met with Dick Erickson (director of web services for MSBA) to discuss how to upgrade the section's web site.

g. Technology Roundtable - The committee is scheduled for January and April 2006. Chris Evans volunteered to be part of the committee.

h. Contracts - Dan Tysver reported that the committee plans to put together a first agreement, have it vetted, and then place it on the section's web site. The computer law section will get co-branding for the forms on the www.practicelaw.org web site.

i. Computer Law Institute - The committee will choose one of three possible dates.

5. Old Business

CLE, Technology Roundtable, Case Law Programs: The council discussed and approved Tom Sheran's proposed schedule for the monthly programs. The schedule will be:
13 December 2005 - Case law update/discussion
10 January 2006 - Technology Roundtable
14 February 2006 - Noontime CLE speaker
14 March 2006 - Case law update/discussion
11 April 2006 - Technology Roundtable
__ May 2006 - Annual meeting speaker

7. A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. The motion passed.

MINUTES
MSBA Computer Law Section
Regular Council Meeting
October 11, 2005

1. Attendees: Thomas Sheran (Chair), Kari Wangensteen (Vice-Chair), Chris Hilberg (Treasurer), Steven Lieske (Secretary), Damien Riehl, Vanessa Beardsley, Jim Blomquist, Chip Brink, Steve Buckingham, Charles Johnson, Michael Luzum, Allen Oh, Kendra Richgels, Carolyn Sandberg, Dan Tysver, Gary Weinstein, Kevin Brady, Jackie McGlamery

2. Meeting Called to Order

3. Minutes: The minutes of the 13 September 2005 meeting were approved.

4. Treasurer's Report: The 31 August 2005 statement shows a balance of $8,889.57. This compares to one year ago when the section had approximately $8,800. Members were reminded to pay their dues.

5. Committee Reports:

a. Nominations/Bylaws Committee: No report. Jim Blomquist reported that an old version of the bylaws seems to be posted on the web site.

b. Newsletter: Damien is accepting ideas for articles. The deadline is November 1st.

c. Noontime CLE: No report.

d. Case law: Two new cases were discussed by Jim Blomquist. Jim said has 2 William Mitchell students (Greg S. and Ryan C.) interested in helping with writing up case overviews. The committee is in the process of writing up summaries for six more cases.

e. Legislative: Allen Oh reported that he is working with the MSBA legislative committee and that legislative proposals must be submitted by October 31st. Gary Weinstein remarked that the UCC is unclear about perfecting interest in domain names. This process might make it easier for Minnesota businesses to borrow money with a security interest in a domain name registration. Jim Blomquist thought this would be an interesting roundtable discussion.

f. Membership/Law Student Outreach: Steve Buckingham reported that there is a career night at William Mitchell on October 12th. Kari Wangensteen said she may be able to attend.
The committee has decided that it would like to have a meeting at each of the law schools this year. Gary Weinstein moved and it was seconded to authorize $200 for each school at the discretion of the Student Outreach committee. The motion passed.

g. Web site: Jackie McGlamery, a practicelaw.org representative, presented an overview of practicelaw.org. Mike Luzum reported that the web site is indeed out-of-date.

h. Technology Roundtable: No report.

i. Contracts: Dan Tysver and Kevin Brady reported that their goals are to find the resources that already exist; and to accumulate from practitioners different sample language for various types of clauses.

j. Annual Meeting: No report.

k. Computer Law Institute: Kari Wangenstten reported that the Institute had 139 attendees (including faculty) and that we have been offered 19 October 2006 as the date for next year's institute. Kari will check to see that is MEA weekend or a Jewish holiday. Chris Hilberg, Dan Tysver, Jim Blomquist and Carolyn Sandberg volunteered to help with next year's Institute.

6. Old Business

7. New Business: Tom Sheran will send around a list of upcoming meetings for committees to sign up for making presentations. The noontime CLE committee will find a speaker for the November meeting.

8. Meeting was Adjourned

MINUTES
MSBA Computer Law Section Council Meeting
September 13, 2005

Attendees: Thomas Sheran (Chair), Kari Wangensteen (Vice-Chair), Chris Hilberg (Treasurer), Steven Lieske (Secretary), Kate Andresen (Past Chair), Vanessa Beardsley, Jim Blomquist, Chip Brink, Steve Buckingham, John Carney, Chris Evans, Frank Farrell, Jr., Charles Johnson, Michael Luzum, Allen Oh, Kendra Richgels, Carolyn Sandberg, John Taft, Dan Tysver, Gary Weinstein, Kevin Brady, Dimitri Williams, Robert Hankoff

Meeting Called to Order

Minutes: Minutes of Annual Meeting on May 26, 2005 were amended to show Jim Blomquist's attendance. The amended minutes were approved.

Treasurer's Report: At the end of June 2005, the balance is $5,042.57. This does not reflect the dues that were paid starting on July first.

Committee Assignments:
Nominations/Bylaws Committee - Chip Brink
Newsletter - Damien Riehl
Noontime CLE - Kendra Richgels and Vanessa Beardsley
Case law - Kate Andresen and Jim Blomquist
Legislative - Allen Oh
Membership/Law Student Outreach - Steve Buckingham (John Taft, vice chair)
Web site - Michael Luzum
Technology Roundtable - Gary Weinstein (Chris Evans, vice chair)
Contracts - Dan Tysver (Kevin Brady, vice chair)
Annual Meeting - Kari Wangensteen
Computer Law Institute - Kari Wangensteen

Old Business:
A. Scheduling of monthly Meetings, Noontime CLEs and Roundtables
11:30-1:00 second Tuesday of the month. A presentation after the meeting will usually be made.
Because the Computer Law institute is in October, we will not have a presentation in connection with October's monthly meeting.
Carolyn Sandberg has a speaker who has volunteered to speak.
B. Report on the October 6, Computer Law Institute
Calendar conflicts with MIPLA's Midwest IP Institute were discussed. Kari Wangensteen will investigate possible dates and will schedule next year's institute.
C. Legislative coordinator: "Each section is asked to designate a legislative coordinator who will receive bills of interest and serve as the contact person for the [MSBA Council's] Legislative Committee on legislative matters."
Chris Hilberg volunteered to serve as the legislative coordinator.
D. Last year, Hamline requested financial support for their IP Moot Court program. MIPLA provides some financial support but it does not cover all of the program's expenses.
Steven Lieske investigated and at least one local law school does not have an IP Moot Court program.
This could take the place of the former essay contest held by the Section. It also follows the MSBA's goals of planning programs to engage law students.
The membership/law school outreach committee was asked to investigate and to make a recommendation on whether or not to make contributions to the programs.

New Business:
A. MSBA 2005-06 Recommended Goals and Projects
Increase diversity on your section council and in membership.
Recruit members for the Legislative Grass Roots Network.
Plan programs to engage law students and new lawyers in your section activities.
Develop events that encourage out-state participation.
Assign a council member as webmaster to update and expand information on your section's web page.
Increase the number of CLEs offered to members.
Publish four newsletters or develop a consistent form of communicating information to members.
Nominations committee will work to encourage out-state attorneys to run for offices.
Carolyn Sandberg will contact the various minority law groups to encourage participation.

Meeting Adjourned

Computer Law Section
Minutes of Regular Meeting
October 12, 2004

Attendees: Katheryn A. Andresen (Chair);Christine M. Brick (Vice Chair); Thomas R. Sheran (Secretary); Kari J. Wangensteen (Treasurer); Christopher J. Schulte (Past Chair); Miguel Azar; James A. Blomquist; Barbara Grahn; Jenny C. Salyers; Charles P. Brink; Christopher Hilberg; Carolyn M. Sandberg; Stephen W. Buckingham; Charles A. Johnson; Colleen M. Schmid (by phone); Carla Condiff Schaumann; John A. Taft; Frank S. Farrell, Jr.; Daniel A. Tysver; Gary S. Weinstein; Allen Oh; Lisa Wilde

Call to Order. The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:40 a.m.

Minutes. Prior minutes approved.

Treasurer's Report. Financial report for period ending August 30, 2004. Kari Wangensteen reviewed charges for the Computer Law Institute. $1000 had been budgeted but charges were less than projected and with reduced charge for notices to the Business Law Section the total charges were about $600.

Committee Chairs:

Kate Andresen reported that the following persons have agreed to serve as this year's committee chairs:

Committee Chairperson

Newsletter Damien Riehl

Noontime CLE Jen Salyers

Contracts

Web Site Committee

Computer Law Institute Christine Brick

Legislation Allen Oh

Case Law Chris Hilberg

Membership Committee/
Law Student Outreach Steven Lieske/
Steve Buckingham

Annual Meeting Christine Brick

Bylaws/Elections Committee Chip Brink

Technology Roundtable Gary Weinstein

Committee Reports:

Newsletter. Kate Andresen reported that Damien Riehl had agreed to serve as Newsletter committee chair. No decision has been made about the format for future newsletter but Kate will check with Damien to get his input.

Noontime CLE. Jenny Salyers reported that she is planning to check with Allen Oh regarding time slots for future noontime CLE presentations. The current plan is to have a speaker at each meeting.

Contracts. No report.

Case Law. Chris Hilberg will present a report on recent case law at the November council meeting.

Law Student Outreach. Steve Buckingham reported that William Mitchell is having a career day at which the Intellectual Property Law Institute is expected to have a table. Kate Andresen and Charlie Johnson agreed to represent the Computer Law Section at the career day. Steve Buckingham will check with William Mitchell regarding the mechanics of getting a table.

Web Site Committee. Council members were encouraged council members to check the website and submit suggestions about updates and improvements. Kate Andresen discussed a possible integration of News Letter and Web Site committees.

Computer Law Institute. No report.

Legislation. After the meeting, Allen Oh made a presentation of information regarding Spyware legislation.

Elections Committee. No report.

Annual Meeting. No report.

Old Business. No old business.

New Business. Roundtable Discussion Programs: A discussion was had regarding last year's experience with three technology roundtable programs drawing 10 to 30 participants. Kate Andresen suggested that future roundtables be scheduled to take place after the regularly scheduled council meetings. This arrangement would leave 2 available dates. Gary Weinstein agreed to chair the committee and will coordinate with the noontime CLE committee to schedule programs after the council meetings. It was suggested that the scheduled dates for noontime CLE and roundtables be posted on the Section website.

Membership Survey: Steve Buckingham reported on a plan to determine the level of membership interest in existing and/or new section services. Proposed survey questions have been drafted. Suggestions regarding additional survey questions should be submitted to Steve Buckingham or Steve Lieske. Steve Buckingham reported that Survey Monkey offers a survey handling service for about $40.

Kate Andresen proposed a budget for the New Member committee of $500 to include the conduct of the proposed member survey and the student outreach program. A motion to approve the $500 budget was passed.

MSBA Legislative Committee: Kate Andresen reported that the MSBA had inquired about a Computer Law section representative to serve on the MSBA legislative committee. A legislative committee meeting is scheduled for 12/03/04 to prepare for the legislative session that begins 1/4/05. A position on the committee is open to volunteers.

Motion to Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

Thomas R. Sheran, Secretary

Computer Law Section
Minutes of Regular Meeting
November 11, 2003

Attendees: Chris Schulte - Chair, Kate Andresen, Vice President, Christine Brick - Secretary, Daniel Tysver - Past Chair,
John Thomas, Ron Marmo, Dan Tysver, Jim Blomquist,
Jen Salyers, Michael Luzum, Gary Wenstein, Carla Condiff-Schaumann, Carolyn Sandberg, Brad Bolin,
Chip Brink, Steven Lieske, LaVern Pritchard, John Thomas, and Chris Hilberg
Renee Anderson - MSBA Staff

Call to Order. The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:40 a.m.

Minutes. September Minutes approved. October Minutes need to change reference to Vance Opperman to Jason Lewis with change the October Minutes have been approved.

Treasurer's The treasurer was not present to report.
Report.

Noon-time CLE's November 20th a noon-time CLE will be held Timothy Krsul will be presenting on Insurance Coverage in the Age of Computers. In discussions with presenters for a February and late Spring noon-time CLE.

Contracts Committee
Working with Noon-time CLE to determine a topic and plan a noon-time CLE on a contracts issue.

Case Law Committee
Currently there is no chair for the Case law Committee. Jim Blomquist discussed two cases briefly.

Legislative Update Committee Chair, Julie Finch, was not present.

Computer Law Ins CLI was held October 30, 2003. Highest attendance in the last four years - 145 attendees. Not many evaluations returned but of those returned received very positive feedback, particularly around the debate. Suggestion that the food be moved to earlier in the event next year as many attendees leave early. Kate Andresen will be planning next year's CLI. Suggestion that the food networking session traditionally conducted at the end of the CLI be moved to a faculty lunch. Carla will look into ensuring thank-you notes are sent to the presenters.

Law Student Outreach
Colleen Schmid and Shelly Gilbertson are planning some law school events. February 3rd University of MN Law School and February 7th Career Service Day at Hamline. Anyone interested in participating should contact Chris Schulte, Colleen Schmid or Shelly Gilbertson.

Internet Committee Jim Blomquist will serve as the Chair of the Committee. Plan to host a round-table once a month, tentatively the first Tuesday of every month - will start next month (December). December meeting will focus on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Access Decisions - Lexmark Case). Future Ideas - Open Source, Shrink Wrap Licenses controlling ability to do reverse engineering - enforceable right?

Website Bill Hefner is reviewing the status of the website and will provide a report in January.

Newsletter Dianne Plunkett-Latham reported that she is looking for articles. Damien Riehl will be co-chairing the Newsletter Committee with Dianne.

Old Business. No Old Business.

New Business There will be no meeting in December.

Meeting Adjourned at 12:10.

Christine Brick, Secretary

Computer Law Section
Minutes of Regular Meeting
October 14, 2003

Attendees: Chris Schulte - Chair, Christine Brick - Secretary, Thomas Sheran - Treasurer, Daniel Tysver - Past Chair,
Frank Farrell; John Sumner; Jim Blomquist; Jen Salyers
Colleen Schmid; Larry Thomas; Gary Weinstein Carolyn Sandberg; Julie Finch; Kendra Richgels; Dianne Plunkett Latham; Bill Heffner; Steve Buckingham; Larry Thomas;
John Taft, Carla Condiff-Schaumann and Steven Lieske


Non-Council Damien Riehl; Alfous Bauer; John Thomas; Brad Bolin;
Delegates Mark McNeill and Sonya Southward
Attending Renee Anderson - MSBA Staff

Call to Order. The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:45 a.m.

Introductions. The non-council attendees did introductions.

Minutes. September Minutes will be approved at the November meeting.

Treasurer's
Report. The balance from August 2003 was $9,232.95.

Noon-time CLE's The next noon-time CLE is scheduled for November.

Contracts Committee
Discussed their 2003-2004 Plan:
1. Plug in to informal roundtable series. Take 2 or 3 during year and get involved in the planning (introductory, intermediate and advanced)
2. Work with Computer law Institute to fit a contracts topic in the October 2004 CLI
3. Work with the noon-time CLE group.

Case Law Committee
Currently there is no chair for the Case law Committee. Jim Blomquist pulled some cases for review and discussion, distributed them during the meeting.

Legislative Update Julie Finch committee chair will discuss her legislation updates at the end of this meeting.

Computer Law Ins CLI October 30, 2003. Jason Lewis will not be present and Tom Heffelfinger will take his place. Carolyn Sandberg will be the moderator.

Law Student Outreach
Colleen Schmid and Shelly Gilbertson met with Christine Brick, previous Law Student Outreach Committee Chair regarding tips on reaching out to the law schools. Shelly made contact with St. Thomas. Colleen Schmid and Shelly Gilbertson will reach out to the other law schools this week.

Internet Committee
Dan Tysver reported that there is ambiguity as to who they are, what they do, etc. His understanding is to plan roundtables and brown bags separate from the monthly meeting. Agreed to grow informal group and continue to report on monthly activities.

Website Bill Hefner discussed the activities of the website committee chair.

Newsletter Dianne Plunkett-Latham reported that she is looking for committee reports and still looking for an assistant. In addition, Dianne is looking for articles.

Old Business. 1. Open Council Membership Slots
Chris Hilberg was nominated for council membership. Motion was approved.
Bill Hefner has agreed to be a member, his membership is now consistent with the roster.

New Business Julie Finch announced Hamline and University of Minnesota are looking for Moot Court judges.

Meeting Adjourned at 12:25 to discuss pending Legislation - discussion led by Julie Finch.

Christine Brick, Secretary

Computer Law Section
Minutes of Regular Meeting
September 9, 2003

Attendees: Chris Schulte - Chair, Katheryn Andresen - Vice Chair, Christine Brick - Secretary, Thomas Sheran - Treasurer, Daniel Tysver - Past Chair, James A. Blomquist, Carla Condiff Schaumann, Shelly Gilbertson, Barbara Grahn, Charles E. Johnson, Steven Lieske, Dianne Plunkett Latham, Kendra Richgels, Carolyn M. Sandberg, Sandra Sedo, Colleen Schmid, John P. Sumner, Gary Weinstein,
Alan Oh, Julie Finch , and Kari Wangensteen

Renee Anderson - MSBA Staff

Call to Order. The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:40 a.m.

Introductions. The attendees did introductions.

Minutes. There were no minutes from the June 2003 Annual Meeting

Treasurer's
Report. The balance from June 2003, was approximately $4,000.

2003-2004
Structure. Keep the same meeting structure 11:30-12:30 every Second Skip December.

2003-2004 Goals: Maintain the quality of the section.
Obtain full counsel participation (through chairing and participating in committees) and seek non-council participation for transition into 2004.

2003 -2204
Committee Chairs. Noon-Time CLE - Steven Lieske and Tom Sheran
Contracts - Gary Weinstein and Jen Salyers
Computer Law Institute - Kate Andresen
Newsletter/Website -Dianne Plunkett Latham, co-chair position open
Case Law- open
Legislative- Julie Finch
Elections - John Sumner
Law Student Outreach - Colleen Schmid and Shelly Gilbertson
Bylaws - open

CLI. Annual CLI October 30, 2003

Old Business. 1. Open Council Membership Slots
Verify Chris Hildberg's Interest
Bill Hefner is a council member but need to verify interest
Action - Chris will talk with Bill and Chris to determine interest

2. Internet Committee - The Internet Committee was dissolved. Should The Computer Law Section add a new Committtee to deal with Internet Issues?
Action - New Committee to be formed with Gary Weinstein, Jim Blomquist, Dan Tysver, and Barb Grahn serving as chairs

3. Website committee - Current and Potential Activities include: Post newsletters, monitor chat capabilities, posting materials like Presentation Materials.
Action - Need to find a committee chair.

Committee
Updates. 1. Newsletter - Dianne Plunkett Latham - deadline November 1st. Committee Chairs to send reports to Dianne. Case Law Material to be sent by Jim to Dianne. Meeting Minutes - Kate to send March minutes to Dianne. Looking for a co-chair. Looking for Articles.

2. Bylaws - Get the amended Bylaws to the Board of Governors before the December Board Meeting, Jim Blomquist to forward to Christine Brick who will work with the MSBA to obtain Board Approval.

Meeting Adjourned at 12:30 to discuss Case Law - Case Law discussion to be led by Jim Blomquist

Christine Brick, Secretary

Attendees: Daniel J. Tysver (Chair), Christopher Schulte (Vice-Chair), Christine M. Brick (Treasurer), Megan Harper (MSBA Liaison), James A. Blomquist, William Hefner, Charles Johnson, Dianne Plunkett Latham (via phone), Carolyn M. Sandberg, Carla Condiff Schauman, Thomas R. Sheran, and Ron Marmo

Call to Order. The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:35 a.m.

Minutes. The minutes from the April 18, 2003 meeting were approved.

Treasurer's Report. The balance is $8512.88.

Committee Reports:

• Newsletter. Dianne Plunkett Latham reported that the last Newsletter of the year was distributed in April. The April issue included several good articles.
• Noontime CLE. Tom Sheran reported that at 12:00, following the meeting Joe Roushar of KnowledGenetica would be presenting a noon-time CLE on Privacy, Security and Compliance: Issues Related to Recent Mandates. In addition Tom reported that he has several additional topics for future noon-time CLE's and that such topics could be utilized during the next annual period.
• Contracts. There was no new activity reported.
• Law Student Outreach. Christine Brick reported that the SIPLA sponsored events at William Mitchell, University of Minnesota and Hamline were successful but next year there should be effort to ensure other law school sponsored events.
• Web Site Committee. Bill Hefner reported that March updates have been posted and that he will be posting April updates this week.
• Computer Law Institute. Carla Condiff Schauman reported that an October date is anticipated. There is a meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 15th for planning and participation of the section members was encouraged. The format is going to be similar to last year's event with group sessions in the morning and break-outs in the afternoon. Megan Harper suggested that we use the MSBA website to advertise the Institute.
• Legislation. Jim Blomquist reported that he developed a Recent Cases of Interest handout that was available at the meeting and due to lack of time it would not be reviewed during the meeting but could be reviewed at everyone's leisure.
• Elections Committee. Jim Blomquist reported that the ballot was mailed the week of May 5th and elections will occur during the annual meeting, June 10th. Bill Heffner noted that his name was on the ballot but he is not interested in
• Annual Meeting. Carla Condiff Schauman reported that the annual meeting is scheduled for June 10 at the Town & County Club commencing at 4:30 pm. Notice of the meeting was sent the week of May 5th. At the Annual Meeting the ballot and By-laws will be voted on. Carla inquired as to whether the section would like a speaker at the Annual Meeting. Members suggested that having a speaker and offering CLE credits may boost attendance. Carla and Tom Sheran to work on determining speaker availability, Tom Sheran suggested that Dan Burke, Intellectual Property Professor at the University of Minnesota may be the best option. If a speaker is confirmed notice to the section will be sent via e-mail.

Old Business. No old business.

New Business. The Chair noted that the Executive Council met on May 7th with Jim Blomquist, Steve Buckingham and John Taft to review the proposed Bylaw revisions. The Bylaw revisions were approved by the Executive Committee and were mailed to the section members on May 8th. A vote to approve the Bylaws will occur at the annual meeting. Jim Blomquist explained that most revisions related to clean-up and that the issue of section name change would not be addressed this year. Specific changes mentioned by Jim included: changing references to "Chairperson" to "Chair," revisions to the nomination process, and inclusion of a council member removal provision which was drafted based upon best practices obtained during the Bylaws' Committees review of other section bylaws

Motion to Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

Christine Brick, Treasurer, on behalf of Secretary Katheryn Andresen

Attendees: Daniel J. Tysver (Chair), Megan Harper (MSBA Liaison), Steven Buckingham, Frank Farrell, Barbara J. Grahn, William P. Hefner, Charles A. Johnson, Dianne Plunkett Latham (via telephone), Todd Lindberg (guest), Carolyn M. Sandberg, Carla Condiff Schauman, Sandra M. Sedo, Thomas R. Sheran, John A. Taft

Call to Order. The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:45 a.m.

Minutes. The minutes from the March 11, 2003 meeting were approved.

Treasurer's Report. There was no Treasurer's report.

Committee Reports:

• Newsletter. Dianne Plunkett Latham reported that Tina Jalivay is working on the first draft of the newsletter. The only information that is still needed are the details about the annual meeting. She is aiming for a publication date in May. This will be the last newsletter of the year. Diane will continue shepherding the newsletter next year.
• Noontime CLE. Tom Sheran reported that no speaker has as yet been lined up for the May noontime CLE. The Council discussed possible ideas/speakers:
  
  1) Tax
  2) Internet - copyright/1st Amendment issues. Possible speaker might be Dr. Burke, Intellectual Property professor at the U of MN Law School.
  3) Internet Security - no viable speakers on this topic have been identified
  4) Cybercrime - Possible speaker might be someone from the local FBI office.
  
  
• Contracts. Dan reported that Chris Schulte, Kate Andresen and Christine Brick, none of whom could attend the meeting, remained interim co-chairs.
• Law Student Outreach. Carla/Charlie reported on William Mitchell. About 10 - 12 students who were interested in the practice of computer law attended their session. They had thought the session would be offset with the MSBA CIPLA presentation but, instead, the school scheduled them at the same time. Both felt that next year the Council should make sure there were no conflicts with any planned outreach sessions
  
  Dan will be doing the outreach at the U of MN Law School.
  
  Chris and Jim Blomquist had a session at Hamline scheduled for April 11, 2003.
  
  
• Web Site Committee. Minutes from the March meeting are posted on the website. An attempt will be made to get electronic versions of the cases Jim presented at the March meeting posted on the website as well. Chat room remains frozen in time. Two persons who had trouble getting into the room were contacted but have not responded.
• Computer Law Institute. No report.
• Case Law/Legislation. Jim Blomquist was absent so no case law report.
• Bylaws Committee. Jim, Carolyn, Steve are working on the bylaw revision. They have recommended positions/language drafted but need to finalize and type those recommendations. Once finalized, they will be presented to the Council.
• Name Change. No action since last meeting. The bylaws are being drafted with a blank spot left for any name change. The issue will be discussed at the annual meeting. There was some discussion of whether a straw poll of members should be undertaken but the Council agreed there was no special urgency to undertaking a poll
• Annual Meeting. Steve, Jim and Carla are finalizing details. The Council agreed on Town and Country for the location. Either Jim Blomquist's partner or Judge Boylan would be possible sponsors for access to the facilities. The Council discussed possible meeting dates and it was decided that Carla will contact the Country Club to determine availability for the second week in June, mid-week. Carla hoped to have those details finalized by April 15, 2003 and will send an email to Diane so that the announcement can go in the newsletter. Carla reminded the Council that ballots must be mailed 30 days in advance of the Annual Meeting.
• Nominations Committee. John agreed to send an email to section council members to get an explicit commitment from them as to whether they wish to be nominated for council membership next year. Dan suggested that council members see if anyone they know wants to run for the council. He also agreed to send an email to the entire section asking them to notify John if they are interested in running for council membership. There is one officer position open. Historically, officers have moved up one position.

Old Business. No old business.

New Business. The Chair noted that Section dues are at the top end of the dues range. Since membership is currently around 287, a slight decrease, the Council voted to leave dues at the same amount with no increase for 2003-2004.

Dan Tysver introduced a guest attending the meeting for informational purposes - Todd Lindberg. Todd has been working in internet security/sales and would like to move back into legal practice in the area of computer law.

Motion to Adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 12:15 p.m.

Meaghan Harper, on behalf of Secretary.

Attendees: Daniel J. Tysver (Chair), Christopher Schulte (Vice-Chair), Katheryn A. Andresen (Secretary), Megan Harper (MSBA Liaison), Miguel J. Azar, Steve Bern, James A. Blomquist, Charles P. Brink, Steven Buckingham, Charles A. Johnson, Dianne Plunkett Latham, Michael Laizaun, Carla Condiff Schauman, Sandra M. Sedo, Thomas R. Sheran, John A. Taft, Dave Zubeck

Call to Order. The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:40 a.m.

Minutes. The minutes from the February 11, 2003 meeting were approved, including one change by Dianne Plunkett Latham.

Treasurer's Report. The balance is $8,997.52.

Committee Reports:

• Newsletter. Dianne Plunkett Latham reported that April 1, 2003 is the deadline for the May newsletter. Dianne that the email with a URL link to the newsletter did not generate any complaints so she will continue to publish the newsletter via a link. Jim Blomquist reported that the Computer Law Association charges members to mail them printed copies of the newsletter.
• Noontime CLE. Tom Sheran reported that today's CLE is from the Contracts Committee on "How to Take a Letter of Intent to a Final Contract". He is looking at the possibility of CLE's on security and tax related issues.
• Contracts. Chris Schulte reported that today's noontime CLE will be on "How to Take a Letter of Intent to a Final Contract" and that Kate will solicit a chair for the committee.
• Law Student Outreach. Christine Brick was not present so Kate Andresen read her report on proposed dates from each of the schools. The following individuals volunteered to attend:. U of MN on April 9th from 12:15-1:15 (John Taft and Kate Andresen); William Mitchell on April 2nd from 6:00 to 7:00 (Carla Condiff Schaumann and Charlie Johnson); Hamline on April 10 from 11:00 to 1:00 (Chris Schulte and Jim Blomquist); Dan Tysver will be an alternate for any school and is available any day but April 8, 2003. The group approved up to $100 per school. Christine will contact the schools and get someone from there to advertise our coming and to arrange for the pizzas. We'll supply the check, but don't want to be standing around waiting for the pizza guy. We need to have the schools have their tech group sponsor the visit and arrange for the food etc.
• Web Site Committee. No report.
• Computer Law Institute. Carla Condiff Schauman reminded the council that this team should be in place. Liz who usually coordinates is off for three months. Carla agreed to participate on the committee and Charlie Johnson will assist if necessary.
• Legislation. Jim Blomquist prepared a list of recent case law for review.
• Elections Committee. The new name proposals will be discussed at the April meeting. The committee will prepare the required proposed bylaw changes for the annual meeting.
• Annual Meeting. Need a volunteer to coordinate the meeting. Carla Schauman, Jim Blomquist and Steve Buckingham all voluntee