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WP Engine revs Automattic lawsuit with antitrust claim

11 pointsby TechSquidTV6 months ago

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keikobadthebad6 months ago
It&#x27;s hard to square &#x27;antitrust&#x27; with continued availability to use and ship stuff based on GPL core code, and continued right to fork and do their own development.<p>Trademark rights are real and separate from copyright, it&#x27;s also hard to see the judge being impressed with posturing about it.<p>It all feels like a code of conduct situation, the project unilaterally decided they won&#x27;t work with an individual any more and withdrew credentials for working together. WPE&#x27;s position is Automattic just can&#x27;t do that to them, perhaps doesn&#x27;t have the right to cancel anyone, &#x27;cos antitrust. I guess we will all find out.