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Re:WP Engine sent "cease and desist" letter to Automattic by bravetraveler on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @06:57AM (#41635220)
There is simply no need to preserve documents given how public this was. If pressed the grievance can be corroborated externally.

The letter in entirety is a warning of potential legal action. That is the next action if the other party neither ceases or desists.

Maybe this is normal, but we're glorified animals trying to find justice out of a made up process. It's arbitrary, hence arbitration. Not a lawyer either. You probably know more terminology than I do; I just deal with them a lot :/

edit: I think it's a little strange to be placing judgements at this stage. We'll hear the facts if this goes to court. There's enough to know several are upset. Another consideration: by placing the numbers you're kind of trying to make their argument. Why? Let them.

Re:WP Engine sent "cease and desist" letter to Automattic by akerl_ on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @08:15AM (#41635691)
It seems pretty likely that there’s communications internal to Automattic or the Wordpress Foundation where they talked about their objectives and plans, assuming the details in the claim are accurate.

That’s what they’re talking about preserving.

Re:WP Engine sent "cease and desist" letter to Automattic by bravetraveler on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @08:38AM (#41635863)
I can see that, I'm saying it's superfluous
Re:WP Engine sent "cease and desist" letter to Automattic by akerl_ on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @11:22AM (#41637510)
Why?
Re:WP Engine sent "cease and desist" letter to Automattic by presspot on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @03:24PM (#41639990)
Because he's never litigated a case in court.
Re:WP Engine sent "cease and desist" letter to Automattic by bravetraveler on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @07:28PM (#41642085)
I said that and other bits too. It's their argument, not mine. The original reading RE: punctuation seems highly academic but not definitive

Not a cop out, the people filing the CD felt this was enough to move forward with