5 Key Takeaways from Venture Atlanta 2014

by John Yates, Partner at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP.

This year’s Venture Atlanta conference once again brought together the most exciting startups and investors from Atlanta and the region. Sitting next to Beluga whales at the Georgia Aquarium, the audience was treated to six-minute pitches from companies during the 2-day event. With MMM representing 12 presenting clients this year, it was great to see these entrepreneurs showcase their companies. Following up my friend David Cummings’ takeaways, here are my insights from the event:

  1. M&A activity should continue to surge in 2015 – equity funds have cash and want

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Ninth Circuit Holds “Browsewrap” Agreements Non-Binding Absent Reasonable Notice

October 17th, 2014
Recent Legal News

by Patrick G. MckenzieMorris, Manning & Martin, LLP

BN.com, Browsewrap

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) recently held in Nguyen v. Barnes & Noble, Inc. that “browsewrap” agreements, even when conspicuous, are non-binding absent reasonable notice of their terms.

In Nguyen, plaintiff Kevin Nguyen ordered various items off of Barnes and Nobles’s (“B&N”) website during a “fire sale,” which were later cancelled by B&N due to lack of availability. Nguyen and others then brought a class action lawsuit against B&N for false advertising and deceptive business practices.

The website’s

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Client Alert: Avoiding Liability on Social media and the Internet

October 9th, 2014
MMM Tech Law Video Channel

Client Alert: Avoiding Liability on Social media and the Internet from MMMTechLaw on Vimeo.

Transcript:

The Georgia Court of Appeals recently issued the first opinion by a Georgia appellate court interpreting a federal law called the Communications Decency Act of 1996.

While the court’s decision in Internet Brands Inc. v. Jape does not differ from prior constructions of the Act by courts in other jurisdictions, it provides important pointers for all businesses and individuals who foster communication on the internet or social media sites to avail themselves of the immunity provided under the Act and

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