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WP Engine sues WordPress co-creator Mullenweg and Automattic, alleging abuse of power

Hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power.

“Matt Mullenweg’s conduct over the last ten days has exposed significant conflicts of interest and governance issues that, if left unchecked, threaten to destroy that trust. The case document, filed in a court in California, also accused Mullenweg of having a “long history ofobfuscating the true facts” about his control of WordPress Foundation and WordPress.org On Wednesday, Automattic published a proposed seven-year term sheet that it sent to WP Engine on September 20, which asks the hosting company to pay 8% of its gross revenues as a royalty fee on a monthly basis for using WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks.

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