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by sidewndr46 554 days ago
Given that OSS litigation typically spans decades an injunction might as well be a decision
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For the purpose of preventing action by the defendant, yes. For the purpose of setting binding precedent that affects the outcomes of other lawsuits, not at all.
The open source nature of WordPress is largely irrelevant to this case. Neither party is contesting the copyright status of WordPress or its plugins.