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  • WRONG AGAIN

    WP Engine’s motion is a desperate attempt to get sanctions and other extreme remedies because Matt used ephemeral messaging in personal communications with romantic partners having nothing to do with this case.  Here’s what really happened, as the brief we filed tonight shows:

  • Aligning Automattic’s Sponsored Contributions to WordPress

    Automattic has always been deeply committed to the success of WordPress, dedicating significant resources and talent to its development for almost two decades. However, we’ve observed an imbalance in how contributions to WordPress are distributed across the ecosystem, and it’s time to address this. Additionally, we’re having to spend significant time and money to defend…

  • Defending Open Source: Our Legal Response to WP Engine’s Meritless Complaint

    Automattic, and our CEO Matt Mullenweg, are devoted to the ethos of open source, democratizing publishing through the WordPress platform and protecting the thriving, collaborative ecosystem built around software that powers over 40% of the web.  Matt and Automattic have granted away significant rights and provided extensive free services—something most individuals and companies would never…

  • Response to WP Engine’s Meritless Lawsuit

    Last night, WP Engine filed a baseless lawsuit against Automattic, Matt Mullenweg, and WordPress.org. Their complaint is flawed, start to finish. We vehemently deny WP Engine’s allegations—which are gross mischaracterizations of reality—and reserve all of our rights. Automattic is confident in our legal position, and will vigorously litigate against this absurd filing, as well as…

  • Automattic—WP Engine Term Sheet

    One of the many lies in Silver Lake and WP Engine’s C&D was their claim that Automattic demanded money from them moments before our CEO Matt Mullenweg gave his keynote at WordCamp US. That is not true. Automattic asked for a verbal agreement that WP Engine would give some percentage of their revenue back into…

  • Open Source, Trademarks, and WP Engine

    For those just catching up: WP Engine needs a trademark license. Since being taken over by private equity firm Silver Lake in 2018, WP Engine has built a half-a-billion a year business by confusing consumers with their commercial use of the WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks. Automattic has tried for years to get WP Engine to obtain a commercial license…