WordPress Foundation: Owns the trademark Automattic: Owns the commercial right to use and sell the license This is done because the WordPress Foundation is no

WordPress Foundation: Owns the trademark Automattic: Owns the commercial right to use and sell the license This is done because the WordPress Foundation is non-profit. The legal intricacies of this have been worked out a long time ago. You want to use the WordPress license? Then you'll have to buy it from Automattic.