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Isn't it just the law? Not obvious that terms such as "Wordpress Host" violate nominative fair use. They're commonly used throughout the industry as well.
by graeme 2y ago
Isn't it just the law? Not obvious that terms such as "Wordpress Host" violate nominative fair use. They're commonly used throughout the industry as well.
- tptacek 2y agoI would like to understand what "[t]he use of which were already allowed under the existing open source licenses..." from the preceding comment meant. I'm not a lawyer. Nominative fair use is complicated, as is WPE's use of the WP marks. All I can hope for here is to understand what claims people are making.
- graeme 2y agoAh, fair point. Yeah I agree, the open source licenses have no bearing on the matter. Only permissions would come from either trademark law or a negotiated agreement.
- FireBeyond 2y ago> use of the WP marks I realize you may just have been abbreviating, but until the middle of this current dispute, the WordPress Foundation explicitly allowed the use of "WP". Matt just edited it after framing it as a trademark issue.
- tptacek 2y agoYes, I'm just abbreviating.
- gamblor956 2y agoYes, it's basic trademark law. Matt's supporters are deliberately trying to obfuscate several issues to make it look like Matt is in the right. Matt's was alleging violations of the license and the trademark. And he's wrong on both accounts.