Comment on WordPress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing its resources

conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  WP Engine for WordPress.
  That seems to be the commonly accepted solution if you look at other 3rd party trademark cases - situations like “RIF is fun for Reddit” coming to mind.

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  • lud@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    RIF did have to change their name though. reddit.com/…/reddit_is_fun_is_being_renamed_to_ri…

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    • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes, because it used to be"Reddit is Fun", which wasn’t okay. That was the point.

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  • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wordoress engine for wordpress ?

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    • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Reddit is fun is fun for Reddit. The WP is just WP, just like RIF is just RIF.

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      • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So, a fig leaf trademark that banks on the confusion and they make millions of that legitimacy, millions that these middle man kick about 200k upstream for ?

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