WordPress Controversy: Mullenweg vs. WP Engine
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WordPress founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg called WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress ’s open-source technology.
He also called out WP Engine investor Silver Lake and said they don’t contribute sufficiently to the project.
In response, WP Engine sent a cease and desist letter and said its use of the WordPress trademark was covered under fair use.
The WordPress Foundation , which owns the trademark, has also filed to trademark “ Managed WordPress ” and “Hosted WordPress.
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