> > But being a jerk isn't a crime and doesn't forfeit your rights.
> The court case isn't about Matt being a jerk, it's about crime.
If we're going to get that pedantic, and ignore the "spirit" in which that statement of mine was intended, then it's equally fair for me to point out that no, the legal case is not anything to do with a "crime." It is a civil dispute.
> WordPress.org has to pay for their servers and WP Engine is a for-profit company that is using WordPress.org's services, free of charge, for their own gain. Mutual consideration here seems warranted.
WPEngine allege
> > "As part of the WordPress community, WPE has contributed tens of millions of dollars in ongoing support "
> going to get that pedantic
I didn't think i was being pedantic, sorry.
I don't understand the US Court system but from what i gather, at least Attempted Extortion and breaches of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act are crimes.
COMPLAINT FOR:
(1) Intentional Interference with Contractual
Relations;
(2) Intentional Interference with Prospective
Economic Relations;
(3) Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18
U.S.C. § 1030 et seq.;
(4) Attempted Extortion;
(5) Unfair Competition, Cal. Bus. Prof. Code
§ 17200, et seq.;
> The court case isn't about Matt being a jerk, it's about crime.
If we're going to get that pedantic, and ignore the "spirit" in which that statement of mine was intended, then it's equally fair for me to point out that no, the legal case is not anything to do with a "crime." It is a civil dispute.