WPEngine, Inc. vs. Automattic– Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
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Re: WPEngine, Inc. vs. Automattic– Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
#2Yes, they did use Matt's Hacker News comments against him. (p24)
The more relevant outcome of WPEngine getting the injuction is in Section F (p40), which includes removing that WordPress login checkbox.
Re: WPEngine, Inc. vs. Automattic– Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
#3Yes, they did use Matt's Hacker News comments against him. (p24) The more relevant outcome of WPEngine getting the injuction is in Section F (p40), which includes removing that WordPress login checkbox.
I feel like photomatt's comments are going to be enshrined in the same way the Dropbox one was. He talked up such a huge game but everyone knew he was in the wrong - we need to intercept cocky executives before they incriminate themselves in media res.
Re: WPEngine, Inc. vs. Automattic– Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
#4Yes, they did use Matt's Hacker News comments against him. (p24) The more relevant outcome of WPEngine getting the injuction is in Section F (p40), which includes removing that WordPress login checkbox.
I feel like photomatt's comments are going to be enshrined in the same way the Dropbox one was. He talked up such a huge game but everyone knew he was in the wrong - we need to intercept cocky executives before they incriminate themselves in media res.
I agree if we're talking from the perspective of his lawyers. From the wordpress community perspective, I think we benefited from Matt's extraordinary outspokenness here. It made all the bad acts very easy to bullet point in this injunction!
Re: WPEngine, Inc. vs. Automattic– Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
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Re: WPEngine, Inc. vs. Automattic– Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
#6TL;DR: This is a huge verdict against Automattic. To get an injunction like this is a really high bar - you have to prove that you have a winnable case AND that you/the public is actively being harmed right now and it can't wait until trial.
The injunction covers almost everything relevant - returning ACF, taking down the website tracker, removing the checkbox, etc. Basically return everything as it was before Matt became a supervillain the day of Wordcamp.
Re: WPEngine, Inc. vs. Automattic– Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
#7> Here, Mullenweg’s “statement that he had the right to disable WPEngine’s account access and to make changes to the ACF plugin for the sake of public safety[,]” see Opp. at 27-28, is belied by the declarations of WPEngine’s executives stating that the claimed vulnerability was minor [...]
@photomatt literally screwed himself over by talking about his actions here, when everyone was screaming at him to shut the fuck up. Will he start listening now?
In short, what this injunction does is a) remove the checkbox, b) return ACF to WPEngine, c) restore access to website, d) no bond required.
Re: WPEngine, Inc. vs. Automattic– Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
#8Tried to get bond for an amount covering bills for two years; lol. This gives me more hope than most things I've read lately
Re: WPEngine, Inc. vs. Automattic– Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
#9> Here, Mullenweg’s “statement that he had the right to disable WPEngine’s account access and to make changes to the ACF plugin for the sake of public safety[,]” see Opp. at 27-28, is belied by the declarations of WPEngine’s executives stating that the claimed vulnerability was minor [...] @photomatt literally screwed himself over by talking about his actions here, when everyone was screaming at him to shut the fuck…
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Re: WPEngine, Inc. vs. Automattic– Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
#10Tried to get bond for an amount covering bills for two years; lol. This gives me more hope than most things I've read lately
Makes you wonder if they really thought that would work. I guess it never hurts to shoot for the moon.