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    * Mullenweg posts [a misunderstanding of how the GPL works](https://ma.tt/2024/11/gpl-clarification/) on his personal blog, referencing his interview with popular YouTuber Theo. The post is probably related to Automattic's lawsuit against Festinger Vault; FV made a [statement last week referencing the same video interview](https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/get-unlimited-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-festingervault-com-automatic-updates-bulk-downloads-virustotal-reports-register-for-a-bonus.1095237/page-664#post-18354224).
    **Note**: The FV lawsuit is not directly related to Mullenweg's feud with WPE, but it may be relevant context.
    * Longtime WordPress developer Duane Storey pens a blog post entitled [WordPress Is On Dangerous Ground](https://duanestorey.com/posts/wordpress-is-on-dangerous-ground)
    * Longtime WordPress developer, organizer and contributor Duane Storey pens a blog post entitled [WordPress Is On Dangerous Ground](https://duanestorey.com/posts/wordpress-is-on-dangerous-ground)

    ## 2 November 2024

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    * Mullenweg posts [a misunderstanding of how the GPL works](https://ma.tt/2024/11/gpl-clarification/) on his personal blog, referencing his interview with popular YouTuber Theo. The post is probably related to Automattic's lawsuit against Festinger Vault; FV made a [statement last week referencing the same video interview](https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/get-unlimited-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-festingervault-com-automatic-updates-bulk-downloads-virustotal-reports-register-for-a-bonus.1095237/page-664#post-18354224).
    **Note**: The FV lawsuit is not directly related to Mullenweg's feud with WPE, but it may be relevant context.
    * Longtime WordPress developer Duane Storey pens a blog post entitled [WordPress Is On Dangerous Ground](https://duanestorey.com/posts/wordpress-is-on-dangerous-ground)

    ## 2 November 2024

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    * Mullenweg posts [a misunderstanding of how the GPL works](https://ma.tt/2024/11/gpl-clarification/) on his personal blog, referencing his interview with popular YouTuber Theo. The post is probably related to Automattic's lawsuit against Festinger Vault; FV made a [statement last week referencing the same video interview](https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/get-unlimited-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-festingervault-com-automatic-updates-bulk-downloads-virustotal-reports-register-for-a-bonus.1095237/page-664#post-18354224).
    **Note**: The FV lawsuit is not directly related to Mullenweg's feud with WPE, but it may be relevant context.
    * Automattic's lawyers file a late-night [Administrative Motion to Shorten Time](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.43.0.pdf), requesting (among other things) that their Motion to Dismiss be heard at the same time as WPE's Motion for Preliminary Injunction. [Lawyer Mike Dunford has a thread about the motion on Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/questauthority.bsky.social/post/3l7xrmdfoaq2j). Dunford also points out that the motion is [overlength](https://bsky.app/profile/questauthority.bsky.social/post/3l7xsfqye5u2e).

    ## 2 November 2024

    * Late Friday night, Automattic's lawyers filed an [Administrative Motion to Shorten Time](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.43.0.pdf), requesting (among other things) that their Motion to Dismiss be heard at the same time as WPE's Motion for Preliminary Injunction. [Lawyer Mike Dunford has a thread about the motion on Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/questauthority.bsky.social/post/3l7xrmdfoaq2j). Dunford also points out that the motion is [overlength](https://bsky.app/profile/questauthority.bsky.social/post/3l7xsfqye5u2e).
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    ## 1 November 2024

    * Mullenweg posts [a misunderstanding of how the GPL works](https://ma.tt/2024/11/gpl-clarification/) on his personal blog, referencing his interview with popular YouTuber Theo. The post is probably related to Automattic's lawsuit against Festinger Vault; FV made a [statement last week referencing the same video interview](https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/get-unlimited-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-festingervault-com-automatic-updates-bulk-downloads-virustotal-reports-register-for-a-bonus.1095237/page-664#post-18354224).
    **Note**: The FV lawsuit is not directly related to Mullenweg's feud with WPE, but it may be relevant context.
    **Note**: The FV lawsuit is not directly related to Mullenweg's feud with WPE, but it may be relevant context.
    * Automattic's lawyers file a late-night [Administrative Motion to Shorten Time](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.43.0.pdf), requesting (among other things) that their Motion to Dismiss be heard at the same time as WPE's Motion for Preliminary Injunction. [Lawyer Mike Dunford has a thread about the motion on Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/questauthority.bsky.social/post/3l7xrmdfoaq2j). Dunford also points out that the motion is [overlength](https://bsky.app/profile/questauthority.bsky.social/post/3l7xsfqye5u2e).
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    * Another roundup, mostly longer-form blog reactions to events, is at [mullenweg.wtf](https://mullenweg.wtf)
    * Yet another timeline [over here](https://mattengine.com), with some older events to show community concerns occurring even before this particular conflict started
    * And yet [another timeline](https://wpvswpe.report) of the feud
    * Another site, [Matt is not WP](https://mattisnotwp.com), aiming to cover the feud and affected contributors/plugins

    # Updates

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    ## 1 November 2024

    * Mullenweg posts [a misunderstanding of how the GPL works](https://ma.tt/2024/11/gpl-clarification/) on his personal blog, referencing his interview with popular YouTuber Theo. The post is probably related to Automattic's lawsuit against Festinger Vault; FV has made a [statement today referencing the same video interview](https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/get-unlimited-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-festingervault-com-automatic-updates-bulk-downloads-virustotal-reports-register-for-a-bonus.1095237/page-664#post-18354224).
    * Mullenweg posts [a misunderstanding of how the GPL works](https://ma.tt/2024/11/gpl-clarification/) on his personal blog, referencing his interview with popular YouTuber Theo. The post is probably related to Automattic's lawsuit against Festinger Vault; FV made a [statement last week referencing the same video interview](https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/get-unlimited-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-festingervault-com-automatic-updates-bulk-downloads-virustotal-reports-register-for-a-bonus.1095237/page-664#post-18354224).
    **Note**: The FV lawsuit is not directly related to Mullenweg's feud with WPE, but it may be relevant context.
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    ## 1 November 2024

    * Mullenweg posts [a misunderstanding of how the GPL works](https://ma.tt/2024/11/gpl-clarification/) on his personal blog.
    * Mullenweg posts [a misunderstanding of how the GPL works](https://ma.tt/2024/11/gpl-clarification/) on his personal blog, referencing his interview with popular YouTuber Theo. The post is probably related to Automattic's lawsuit against Festinger Vault; FV has made a [statement today referencing the same video interview](https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/get-unlimited-wordpress-themes-and-plugins-festingervault-com-automatic-updates-bulk-downloads-virustotal-reports-register-for-a-bonus.1095237/page-664#post-18354224).
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    * Sarah Savage, who runs the AspirePress project, [blogs about her response to these tweets](https://sarah-savage.com/heartbroken/).
    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/). A (redacted) [screenshot of one such email is here](https://imgbox.com/5HgYLqyZ). (This was also previously mentioned in [Jason Teichman's Declaration in Support of WPE's Motion for Preliminary Injunction](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.20.0.pdf).)
    * The Verge [writes up the latest, including the Motion to Dismiss](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31/24284537/wordpress-court-dismiss-wp-engine-lawsuit)
    * The website Plugin Vulnerabilities catches an interesting detail: [the language related to hosting forked premium plugins on wordpress.org has been modified](https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2024/10/31/wordpress-plugin-review-teams-stance-that-forked-premium-plugins-are-not-permitted-changed-same-day-acf-takeover-happened/), starting on the same day that the ACF takeover happened.
    * The website Plugin Vulnerabilities catches an interesting detail: [the language related to hosting forked premium plugins on wordpress.org has been modified](https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2024/10/31/wordpress-plugin-review-teams-stance-that-forked-premium-plugins-are-not-permitted-changed-same-day-acf-takeover-happened/), starting on the same day that the ACF takeover happened.

    ## 1 November 2024

    * Mullenweg posts [a misunderstanding of how the GPL works](https://ma.tt/2024/11/gpl-clarification/) on his personal blog.
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    * The official WordPress Twitter account is [extremely hostile to the AspirePress project](https://x.com/kellie/status/1851904296796733515) in the middle of the night, calling their repository and governance work "masturbatory". The tweets were subsequently deleted; the above link goes to Kellie Peterson's screenshots. (The tweets were almost certainly authored by Mullenweg himself.) [Both](https://archive.ph/KDb5g) [tweets](https://archive.ph/0oa73) are also available at archive.today.
    * Sarah Savage, who runs the AspirePress project, [blogs about her response to these tweets](https://sarah-savage.com/heartbroken/).
    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/). A (redacted) [screenshot of one such email is here](https://imgbox.com/5HgYLqyZ). (This was also previously mentioned in [Jason Teichman's Declaration in Support of WPE's Motion for Preliminary Injunction](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.20.0.pdf).)
    * The Verge [writes up the latest, including the Motion to Dismiss](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31/24284537/wordpress-court-dismiss-wp-engine-lawsuit)
    * The Verge [writes up the latest, including the Motion to Dismiss](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31/24284537/wordpress-court-dismiss-wp-engine-lawsuit)
    * The website Plugin Vulnerabilities catches an interesting detail: [the language related to hosting forked premium plugins on wordpress.org has been modified](https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2024/10/31/wordpress-plugin-review-teams-stance-that-forked-premium-plugins-are-not-permitted-changed-same-day-acf-takeover-happened/), starting on the same day that the ACF takeover happened.
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    * The official WordPress Twitter account is [extremely hostile to the AspirePress project](https://x.com/kellie/status/1851904296796733515) in the middle of the night, calling their repository and governance work "masturbatory". The tweets were subsequently deleted; the above link goes to Kellie Peterson's screenshots. (The tweets were almost certainly authored by Mullenweg himself.) [Both](https://archive.ph/KDb5g) [tweets](https://archive.ph/0oa73) are also available at archive.today.
    * Sarah Savage, who runs the AspirePress project, [blogs about her response to these tweets](https://sarah-savage.com/heartbroken/).
    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/). A (redacted) [screenshot of one such email is here](https://imgbox.com/5HgYLqyZ).
    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/). A (redacted) [screenshot of one such email is here](https://imgbox.com/5HgYLqyZ). (This was also previously mentioned in [Jason Teichman's Declaration in Support of WPE's Motion for Preliminary Injunction](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.20.0.pdf).)
    * The Verge [writes up the latest, including the Motion to Dismiss](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31/24284537/wordpress-court-dismiss-wp-engine-lawsuit)
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    ## 31 October 2024

    * The official WordPress Twitter account is [extremely hostile to the AspirePress project](https://x.com/kellie/status/1851904296796733515) in the middle of the night, calling their repository and governance work "masturbatory". The tweets were subsequently deleted; the above link goes to Kellie Peterson's screenshots. (The tweets were almost certainly authored by Mullenweg himself.) [Both](https://archive.ph/KDb5g) [tweets](https://archive.ph/0oa73) are also available at archive.today.
    * Sarah Savage, who runs the AspirePress project, [blogs about her response to these tweets](https://sarah-savage.com/heartbroken/).
    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/). A (redacted) [screenshot of one such email is here](https://imgbox.com/5HgYLqyZ).
    * The Verge [writes up the latest, including the Motion to Dismiss](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31/24284537/wordpress-court-dismiss-wp-engine-lawsuit)
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    ## 30 October 2024

    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [the full video is here; the link should take you directly to the start of Mullenweg's appearance around 0:23:50](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ). He doesn't say much of anything new, and he evades pretty much all of the non-softball questions, but there are two notable statements: he repeats his claim that WPE's deployed version of WordPress is internally modified, and he also notes that Blackrock marked their investment in his Automattic down by 50% since 2021. [TechCrunch also has a short written recap](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/matt-mullenweg-talks-about-automattics-staffing-issues-and-financials-at-techcrunch-disrupt/).
    **Note**: TechCrunch had a system issue in the middle of Mullenweg's interview; a couple of minutes of it are missing from the video. If a better video surfaces, this one will get replaced.
    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [the full video is here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn_HzfI_sW0). He doesn't say much of anything new, and he evades pretty much all of the non-softball questions, but there are two notable statements: he repeats his claim that WPE's deployed version of WordPress is internally modified, and he also notes that Blackrock marked their investment in his Automattic down by 50% since 2021. [TechCrunch also has a short written recap](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/matt-mullenweg-talks-about-automattics-staffing-issues-and-financials-at-techcrunch-disrupt/).
    * The Defendants have filed several documents with the court:
    * Defense's [Motion to Dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.0.pdf) (with [Proposed Order](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.1.pdf))
    * Defendants' [Motion to Strike](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.38.0.pdf) certain of WPE's complaints (with [Proposed Order](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.38.1.pdf)) (this is an Anti-SLAPP motion)
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    ## 31 October 2024

    * The official WordPress Twitter account is [extremely hostile to the AspirePress project](https://x.com/kellie/status/1851904296796733515) in the middle of the night, calling their repository and governance work "masturbatory". The tweets were subsequently deleted; the above link goes to Kellie Peterson's screenshots. (The tweets were almost certainly authored by Mullenweg himself.)
    * The official WordPress Twitter account is [extremely hostile to the AspirePress project](https://x.com/kellie/status/1851904296796733515) in the middle of the night, calling their repository and governance work "masturbatory". The tweets were subsequently deleted; the above link goes to Kellie Peterson's screenshots. (The tweets were almost certainly authored by Mullenweg himself.) [Both](https://archive.ph/KDb5g) [tweets](https://archive.ph/0oa73) are also available at archive.today.
    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/). A (redacted) [screenshot of one such email is here](https://imgbox.com/5HgYLqyZ).
    * The Verge [writes up the latest, including the Motion to Dismiss](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31/24284537/wordpress-court-dismiss-wp-engine-lawsuit)
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    ## 31 October 2024

    * The official WordPress Twitter account is [extremely hostile to the AspirePress project](https://x.com/kellie/status/1851904296796733515) in the middle of the night, calling their repository and governance work "masturbatory". The tweets were subsequently deleted; the above link goes to Kellie Peterson's screenshots. (The tweets were almost certainly authored by Mullenweg himself.)
    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/). A (redacted) [screenshot of one such email is here](https://imgbox.com/5HgYLqyZ).
    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/). A (redacted) [screenshot of one such email is here](https://imgbox.com/5HgYLqyZ).
    * The Verge [writes up the latest, including the Motion to Dismiss](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31/24284537/wordpress-court-dismiss-wp-engine-lawsuit)
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    ## 31 October 2024

    * The official WordPress Twitter account is [extremely hostile to the AspirePress project](https://x.com/kellie/status/1851904296796733515) in the middle of the night, calling their repository and governance work "masturbatory". The tweets are subsequently deleted; the above link goes to Kellie Peterson's screenshots. (The tweets were almost certainly authored by Mullenweg himself.)
    * The official WordPress Twitter account is [extremely hostile to the AspirePress project](https://x.com/kellie/status/1851904296796733515) in the middle of the night, calling their repository and governance work "masturbatory". The tweets were subsequently deleted; the above link goes to Kellie Peterson's screenshots. (The tweets were almost certainly authored by Mullenweg himself.)
    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/). A (redacted) [screenshot of one such email is here](https://imgbox.com/5HgYLqyZ).
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    ## 31 October 2024

    * The official WordPress Twitter account is [extremely hostile to the AspirePress project](https://x.com/kellie/status/1851904296796733515) in the middle of the night, calling their repository and governance work "masturbatory". The tweets are subsequently deleted; the above link goes to Kellie Peterson's screenshots. (The tweets were almost certainly authored by Mullenweg himself.)
    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/). A (redacted) [screenshot of one such email is here](https://imgbox.com/5HgYLqyZ).
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    ## 31 October 2024

    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/)
    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/). A (redacted) [screenshot of one such email is here](https://imgbox.com/5HgYLqyZ).
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    * A [Request for Judicial Notice](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.37.0.pdf) of some blog posts
    * Defense [Opposition/Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.40.0.pdf)
    * Barry Abrahamson's [Declaration in Support](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.41.0.pdf)
    * Jiaxing (Kyle) Xu's [Declaration in Support](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.42.0.pdf)
    * Jiaxing (Kyle) Xu's [Declaration in Support](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.42.0.pdf)

    ## 31 October 2024

    * The head of Customer Success at WooCommerce (an Automattic-owned company) is reportedly [cold-emailing WP Engine customers offering a buyout if they move to Pressable](https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gglzq6/head_of_woo_customer_success_cold_emailing/)
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    ## 24 October 2024

    * Kellie Peterson reports on Twitter that she has been told that [Mullenweg apparently tried to hire Kendrick Lamar to write a diss track about WPE](https://x.com/kellie/status/1849442155066007794). It was apparently revealed at an internal town-hall meeting and told to her by an anonymous source who was at the town-hall.
    * Kellie Peterson reports on Twitter that she has been told that [Mullenweg tried to hire Kendrick Lamar to write a diss track about WPE](https://x.com/kellie/status/1849442155066007794). It was apparently revealed at an internal town-hall meeting and told to her by an anonymous source who was at the town-hall.
    * TechCrunch announces that [Mullenweg will be on stage at the TechCrunch Disrupt event](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/wordpress-co-founder-matt-mullenweg-is-joining-techcrunch-disrupt-2024/) (the comments are spicy already!)
    * Attorney Mike Dunford [does a Twitch stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdwiZEhRS3o) on the motion for preliminary injunction

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    * Defense's [Motion to Dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.0.pdf) (with [Proposed Order](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.1.pdf))
    * Defendants' [Motion to Strike](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.38.0.pdf) certain of WPE's complaints (with [Proposed Order](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.38.1.pdf)) (this is an Anti-SLAPP motion)
    * Mullenweg's [Declaration in Support of the Motion to Dismiss and the Motion to Strike](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.39.0.pdf)
    * A [Request for Judicial Notice](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.37.0.pdf) of some blog posts
    * A [Request for Judicial Notice](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.37.0.pdf) of some blog posts
    * Defense [Opposition/Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.40.0.pdf)
    * Barry Abrahamson's [Declaration in Support](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.41.0.pdf)
    * Jiaxing (Kyle) Xu's [Declaration in Support](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.42.0.pdf)
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    * The Defendants have filed several documents with the court:
    * Defense's [Motion to Dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.0.pdf) (with [Proposed Order](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.1.pdf))
    * Defendants' [Motion to Strike](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.38.0.pdf) certain of WPE's complaints (with [Proposed Order](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.38.1.pdf)) (this is an Anti-SLAPP motion)
    * Mullenweg's [Declaration in Support of the Motion to Dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.39.0.pdf)
    * Mullenweg's [Declaration in Support of the Motion to Dismiss and the Motion to Strike](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.39.0.pdf)
    * A [Request for Judicial Notice](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.37.0.pdf) of some blog posts
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    **Note**: TechCrunch had a system issue in the middle of Mullenweg's interview; a couple of minutes of it are missing from the video. If a better video surfaces, this one will get replaced.
    * The Defendants have filed several documents with the court:
    * Defense's [Motion to Dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.0.pdf) (with [Proposed Order](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.1.pdf))
    * Defendants' [Motion to Strike](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.38.0.pdf) certain of WPE's complaints (this is an Anti-SLAPP motion)
    * Defendants' [Motion to Strike](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.38.0.pdf) certain of WPE's complaints (with [Proposed Order](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.38.1.pdf)) (this is an Anti-SLAPP motion)
    * Mullenweg's [Declaration in Support of the Motion to Dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.39.0.pdf)
    * A [Request for Judicial Notice](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.37.0.pdf) of some blog posts
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    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [the full video is here; the link should take you directly to the start of Mullenweg's appearance around 0:23:50](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ). He doesn't say much of anything new, and he evades pretty much all of the non-softball questions, but there are two notable statements: he repeats his claim that WPE's deployed version of WordPress is internally modified, and he also notes that Blackrock marked their investment in his Automattic down by 50% since 2021. [TechCrunch also has a short written recap](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/matt-mullenweg-talks-about-automattics-staffing-issues-and-financials-at-techcrunch-disrupt/).
    **Note**: TechCrunch had a system issue in the middle of Mullenweg's interview; a couple of minutes of it are missing from the video. If a better video surfaces, this one will get replaced.
    * The defendants have filed their [motion to dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.0.pdf).
    * Also filed is a [Declaration of Support by Mullenweg](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.39.0.pdf).
    * The Defendants have filed several documents with the court:
    * Defense's [Motion to Dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.0.pdf) (with [Proposed Order](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.1.pdf))
    * Defendants' [Motion to Strike](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.38.0.pdf) certain of WPE's complaints (this is an Anti-SLAPP motion)
    * Mullenweg's [Declaration in Support of the Motion to Dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.39.0.pdf)
    * A [Request for Judicial Notice](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.37.0.pdf) of some blog posts
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    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [the full video is here; the link should take you directly to the start of Mullenweg's appearance around 0:23:50](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ). He doesn't say much of anything new, and he evades pretty much all of the non-softball questions, but there are two notable statements: he repeats his claim that WPE's deployed version of WordPress is internally modified, and he also notes that Blackrock marked their investment in his Automattic down by 50% since 2021. [TechCrunch also has a short written recap](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/matt-mullenweg-talks-about-automattics-staffing-issues-and-financials-at-techcrunch-disrupt/).
    **Note**: TechCrunch had a system issue in the middle of Mullenweg's interview; a couple of minutes of it are missing from the video. If a better video surfaces, this one will get replaced.
    * The defendants have filed their [motion to dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.0.pdf).
    * The defendants have filed their [motion to dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.0.pdf).
    * Also filed is a [Declaration of Support by Mullenweg](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.39.0.pdf).
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    ## 30 October 2024

    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [the full video is here; the link should take you directly to the start of Mullenweg's appearance around 0:23:50](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ). He doesn't say much of anything new, and the interview questions are all softballs, but there are two notable statements: he repeats his claim that WPE's deployed version of WordPress is internally modified, and he also notes that Blackrock marked their investment in his Automattic down by 50% since 2021. [TechCrunch also has a short written recap](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/matt-mullenweg-talks-about-automattics-staffing-issues-and-financials-at-techcrunch-disrupt/).
    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [the full video is here; the link should take you directly to the start of Mullenweg's appearance around 0:23:50](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ). He doesn't say much of anything new, and he evades pretty much all of the non-softball questions, but there are two notable statements: he repeats his claim that WPE's deployed version of WordPress is internally modified, and he also notes that Blackrock marked their investment in his Automattic down by 50% since 2021. [TechCrunch also has a short written recap](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/matt-mullenweg-talks-about-automattics-staffing-issues-and-financials-at-techcrunch-disrupt/).
    **Note**: TechCrunch had a system issue in the middle of Mullenweg's interview; a couple of minutes of it are missing from the video. If a better video surfaces, this one will get replaced.
    * The defendants have filed their [motion to dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.0.pdf).
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    ## 30 October 2024

    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [the full video is here; the link should take you directly to the start of Mullenweg's appearance around 0:23:50](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ). He doesn't say much of anything new, and the interview questions are all softballs, but there are two notable statements: he repeats his claim that WPE's deployed version of WordPress is internally modified, and he also notes that Blackrock marked their investment in his Automattic down by 50% since 2021. [TechCrunch also has a short written recap](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/matt-mullenweg-talks-about-automattics-staffing-issues-and-financials-at-techcrunch-disrupt/).
    **Note**: TechCrunch had a system issue in the middle of Mullenweg's interview; a couple of minutes of it are missing from the video. If a better video surfaces, this one will get replaced.
    **Note**: TechCrunch had a system issue in the middle of Mullenweg's interview; a couple of minutes of it are missing from the video. If a better video surfaces, this one will get replaced.
    * The defendants have filed their [motion to dismiss](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.437474/gov.uscourts.cand.437474.36.0.pdf).
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    ## 30 October 2024

    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [livestream is here](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ). He doesn't say much of anything new, and the interview questions are all softballs, but there are two notable statements: he repeats his claim that WPE's deployed version of WordPress is internally modified, and he also notes that Blackrock marked their investment in his Automattic down by 50% since 2021. [TechCrunch also has a short written recap](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/matt-mullenweg-talks-about-automattics-staffing-issues-and-financials-at-techcrunch-disrupt/).
    **Note**: this link will be replaced with the non-live video once that appears
    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [the full video is here; the link should take you directly to the start of Mullenweg's appearance around 0:23:50](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ). He doesn't say much of anything new, and the interview questions are all softballs, but there are two notable statements: he repeats his claim that WPE's deployed version of WordPress is internally modified, and he also notes that Blackrock marked their investment in his Automattic down by 50% since 2021. [TechCrunch also has a short written recap](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/matt-mullenweg-talks-about-automattics-staffing-issues-and-financials-at-techcrunch-disrupt/).
    **Note**: TechCrunch had a system issue in the middle of Mullenweg's interview; a couple of minutes of it are missing from the video. If a better video surfaces, this one will get replaced.
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    ## 30 October 2024

    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [livestream is here](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ). He doesn't really say anything new, and the interview questions are all softballs.
    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [livestream is here](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ). He doesn't say much of anything new, and the interview questions are all softballs, but there are two notable statements: he repeats his claim that WPE's deployed version of WordPress is internally modified, and he also notes that Blackrock marked their investment in his Automattic down by 50% since 2021. [TechCrunch also has a short written recap](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/matt-mullenweg-talks-about-automattics-staffing-issues-and-financials-at-techcrunch-disrupt/).
    **Note**: this link will be replaced with the non-live video once that appears
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    # Resources

    * Link to [full docket](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69221176/wpengine-inc-v-automattic-inc/) for anyone who wants to follow developments on the lawsuit
    * A [roundup of plugins affected by Mullenweg's actions](https://mattisnotwp.com/affected-wordpress-plugins/)
    * Michael Tsai is maintaining [a roundup that focuses on quotes and reactions from involved players and community members](https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/09/24/automattic-vs-wp-engine/)
    * [Another roundup/timeline that includes some history](https://duerrenberger.dev/blog/2024/10/08/timeline-of-the-wordpress-drama/)
    * [Another roundup at The Mattrix Derailed](https://mattrixderailed.com) which focuses on quotes and reactions from community members
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    ## 30 October 2024

    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [livestream is here](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ)
    * Mullenweg appears at TechCrunch Disrupt; [livestream is here](https://www.youtube.com/live/ZfEKk4kPVzQ). He doesn't really say anything new, and the interview questions are all softballs.
    **Note**: this link will be replaced with the non-live video once that appears