Automattic vs WP Engine in the Media ![rw-book-cover](https://wpbiz.dev/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WP-BizDev-Logo-1.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[Lawrence Ladomery]] - Full Title: Automattic vs WP Engine in the Media - Category: #articles - Summary: I'm going to list here all non-WP media articles about the 'conflict'. 4 October 2024 WordPress cofounder is paying employees to leave if they disagree with him The Verge The latest on the WordPress fight over trademarks and open source The Verge 159 employees leave WordPress founder's company after extortion… - URL: https://wpbiz.dev/notepad/wordpress/automattic-vs-wp-engine-in-the-media/ [![CopyPipe Ad](https://wpbiz.dev/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/copypipe-1.png)](https://copypipe.com/special-offer?utm_source=copypipe&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=Special-Offer)[CopyPipe Ad](https://copypipe.com/special-offer?utm_source=copypipe&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=Special-Offer) I’m going to list here all non-WP media articles about the ‘conflict’. ###### 4 October 2024 [WordPress cofounder is paying employees to leave if they disagree with him](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/4/24261931/wordpress-matt-mullenweg-automattic-employee-pay-package) The Verge [The latest on the WordPress fight over trademarks and open source](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/4/24262410/wordpress-fight-trademarks-open-source-mullenweg) The Verge [159 employees leave WordPress founder’s company after extortion lawsuit](https://www.engadget.com/general/159-employees-leave-wordpress-founders-company-after-extortion-lawsuit-133040801.html) Engadget [Matt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/4/24262232/matt-mullenweg-wordpress-org-wp-engine) The Verge [Things get nasty in lawsuit between WordPress.org and WP Engine](https://www.cio.com/article/3545272/things-get-nasty-in-lawsuit-between-wordpress-org-and-wp-engine.html) CIO [WordPress Trying to Extort Competitor with Trademarks, Suit Says](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/wordpress-trying-to-extort-competitor-with-trademarks-suit-says) Bloomberg Law News [WordPress cofounder is paying employees to leave if they disagree with him](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/4/24261931/wordpress-matt-mullenweg-automattic-employee-pay-package) The Verge [WP engine sues WordPress](https://www.fudzilla.com/news/59822-wp-engine-sues-wordpress) fudzilla [159 employees are leaving Automattic as CEO’s fight with WP Engine escalates](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/04/159-employees-are-leaving-automattic-as-ceos-fight-with-wp-engine-escalates/) TechCrunch [How the Argo Project Is Avoiding WordPress-Type Problems](https://thenewstack.io/how-the-argo-project-is-avoiding-wordpress-type-problems/) The New Stack [The ‘WordPress’ fight is now a lawsuit](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/the-wordpress-fight-is-now-a-lawsuit/ar-AA1rDpNx) MSN [159 Automattic staff take severance offer and walk out over WP Engine feud](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/04/automattic_offers_dissident_employees_incentive/) The Register ###### 3 October 2024 [WP Engine sues WordPress co-creator Mullenweg and Automattic, alleging abuse of power](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/02/wp-engine-sues-automattic-and-wordpress-co-founder-matt-mullenweg/) TechCrunch [The ‘WordPress’ fight is now a lawsuit](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/3/24261016/wordpress-wp-engine-lawsuit-automattic-matt-mullenweg) The Verge [WordPress Co-Founder & Automattic Sued For Attempted Extortion](https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-co-founder-automattic-sued-for-attempted-extortion/529109/) Search Engine Journal [Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademark](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/automattic-demanded-web-host-pay-32m-annually-for-using-wordpress-trademark/) Ars Technica [Automattic CEO Matthew Mullenweg sued for attempted extortion by WP Engine](https://www.techradar.com/pro/wp-engine-files-lawsuit-against-wordpress-co-founder-matt-mullenweg-and-automattic) TechRadar [What’s going on with the WordPress-WP Engine battle?](https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/wordpress-wp-engine-automattic-lawsuit-trademark-open-source-matt-mullenweg) Silicon Republic [When Benevolence Fades](https://tedium.co/2024/10/03/wordpress-wp-engine-lawsuit-open-source-impact/) Tedium [WordPress founder sued for alleged libel and attempted extortion](https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/wordpress-founder-sued-for-alleged-libel-and-attempted-extortion-152957987.html) Engadget [WP Engine sues Automattic CEO for ‘abuse of power’](https://www.techzine.eu/news/privacy-compliance/124997/wp-engine-sues-automattic-ceo-for-abuse-of-power/) Techzine [WP Engine Sues WordPress for Libel, Extortion](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/10/03/1354214/wp-engine-sues-wordpress-for-libel-extortion) Slashdot [WordPress developer Automattic reveals it demanded 8% of revenue as licensing fee from WP Engine](https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20241003-automattic-wp-engine-wordpress-license/) Gigazine [The ‘WordPress’ fight is now a lawsuit](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/the-wordpress-fight-is-now-a-lawsuit/ar-AA1rDpNx?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds) MSN [Developer Concerns Rise as WordPress and WP Engine See 19% Traffic Decline, Alternatives Thrive](https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2024/10/developer-concerns-rise-as-wordpress.html) Digital Information World [Latest in WordPress war: Automattic says it wanted 8% cut of WP Engine revenue](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/02/automattic_wp_engine_wordpress_license/) The Register [WP Engine files a lawsuit against Automatic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mulleweng](https://www.techpluto.com/wp-engine-files-a-lawsuit-against-automatic-and-wordpress-co-founder-matt-mulleweng/) Tech Pluto, Automattic vs WP Engine in the Media, Lawrence Ladomery, 01j9eb5eq2tz5k721t1n0ensvp.