Kaufman Abdel-Aal

Congratulations to @womencreatingchange for a successful launch event! Honored to be one of your speakers, and to meet so many of your inspiring participants and organizers! #wcc #womeninfilm

"...the film consistently resonates with genuine affection and abundant authenticity." -THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER So in awe of the beautiful and talented #theTigerHunter team and all of their collective success. The authentic and hilarious film hits theaters nationwide this Friday. Even if you can't make one of the showings, buy a ticket, and help this film achieve even greater success! #clientshoutout "These Are the Movies You Need to Know About This Fall" -VOGUE... "MINORITY FILMMAKERS. A DIVERSE CAST. THE STORY OF SO MANY OF US. A MAJOR DISTRIBUTOR. AN AWARD-WINNING FILM. COMEDY AND HEART FOR EVERYONE. In a time of misunderstanding and hate, THIS IS THE MOVIE WE NEED TO SUPPORT."

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, Happy holidays, Happy Hanukkah, and Joyful New Year! (Photo credit: Unknown)

So happy for the cast and crew of The Tiger Hunter! Great review by the Hollywood reporter!

So excited for the world premiere of The Tiger Hunter on April 21, 2016! Congratulations to the entire cast and crew! Directed by Lena LK Khan, Produced by Megha Kadakia (Starring Danny Pudi (Community), Karen David (Galavant), Jon Heder (Napolean Dynamite), Sam Page (Mad Men), Rizwan Manji... and many other amazing actors!) #clientshoutout

Congratulations to our client, Semihandmade, for making it to Inc. magazine's 500 fastest growing private companies in America! 941% growth in the last 3 years! Check out their awesome custom work at semihandmadedoors.com! #clientshoutout

Grateful and honored to receive the distinction of being selected to the "Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Stars 2015" list, alongside some of my dear friends and colleagues! Many thanks to my peers who nominated me, and to my clients who allow me the pleasure of representing them! #intellectualpropertylaw #entertainmentlaw #businesslaw http://digital.superlawyers.com/superlawyers/lxrs15#pg1

A great feature in Film Independent about my mentor/friend/colleague's thoughts on independent film-making. http://www.filmindependent.org//member-spotlight-enterta/

For all my fashion designers. Even though it is difficult to protect your designs from infringement or being the source of "inspiration" for other designers...it is still worth developing a vigilant brand development and intellectual property protection strategy. http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx

An interesting legal perspective on the #BlurredLines ruling. After this case, artists and producers will have to consider the feel/vibe/rhythm of their creations. "Pharrell made this song knowing where the line of copyright infringement was. He walked right up to it, didn’t cross it, and yet he was still found guilty. Going forward, perhaps rhythm will be taken a little bit more seriously as a determining factor." #copyrightlaw #musiclaw

Businesses- Beware when posting pictures online that you do not own. Even if it is an iconic photo that you've seen everywhere-- it is likely not fair use! http://blog.ericgoldman.org//use-of-iconic-9-11-photo-in-t

A great round up of the top 10 Internet Law developments of 2014 by Professor @Ericgoldman. #internetlaw #cybersecurity #copyrightlaw My favorite: "#4: Garcia v. Google. The Ninth Circuit suggested that an actress, who appears for 5 seconds in a 14 minute video, could claim copyright in her performance of the script (even though her words were overdubbed). Based on that conclusion, the court issued a secret order requiring YouTube to take down every copy of the video and then... ensure the video stayed down. Fortunately, the Ninth Circuit vacated this terrible opinion and agreed to rehear the case. I hope we’ll get a smarter ruling on the Ninth Circuit’s second try. If not, the case threatens to break the Internet by allowing anyone depicted in a video to claim a copyright in the recording. If that’s the law, it will be functionally impossible to publish videos without the consent of every person depicteda nonsensical standard in the age of citizen journalism and widespread video documentation of public activities." http://www.forbes.com//top-10-internet-law-developments-o/ See more

You can now protect your website’s "look and feel" from copycats. The courts are slowly catching up with the times. If your website is your "packaging" in the same way that a traditional physical boxed package or unique bottle is, this may be worth considering. #tradedress #trademarklaw http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx via Lexology (@lexology)